Heavy downpour kills 5 in Gansu
2009-07-22 07:49:55 GMT2009-07-22 15:49:55 (Beijing Time)
China Daily
A general view shows the houses destroyed by heavy rain and flooding in Maqu, in northwest China' Gansu province, July 21, 2009. Five people were killed by flash floods caused by the sudden downpour on Monday, which the local weather bureau said was the worst in the last hundred years. [Xinhua]
Military officers help clear silt from the road after a heavy rainstorm in Maqu, northwest China' Gansu province, July 21, 2009. [Xinhua]
Flooding along Gongqu River after a heavy rainstorm in Maqu, in northwest China' Gansu province, July 21, 2009. [Xinhua]
Houses destroyed after a heavy rainstorm in Maqu, northwest China' Gansu province, July 21, 2009. [Xinhua]
Military officers help clear silt from the road after a heavy rainstorm in Maqu, northwest China' Gansu province, July 21, 2009. [Xinhua]
Five people were killed by flash floods caused by the sudden downpour on Monday, which the local weather bureau said was the worst in the last hundred years.
