Landslide blocks flow of floodwaters

Cranes work to dig out trucks hit by a landslide in Chengkou county, Chongqing municipality, July 20, 2010. The sudden disaster occurred Monday night, blocking Luojiang River and forming a barrier lake that threatened the security of nearby villages. More than 10,000 villagers have been excavated to safety. [Photo/Xinhua]

A worker pulls a fellow worker who fell in the mud at the scene of the disaster in Chengkou county, Chongqing municipality, July 20, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] 

Workers manage to dispel mud rocks to allow floodwater to move after a landslide in Chengkou county, Chongqing municipality, July 20, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] 

The landslide Monday night blocked Luojiang River and formed a barrier lake that threatened the security of nearby villages in Chengkou county, Chongqing municipality, July 20, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] 

An aerial photo taken on July 19, 2010 shows the flood-stricken Guang'an, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The most severe flood since 1847 hit the city, with more than 250,000 people affected. [Xinhua] 





A motorbike is inundated in flood waters in Guang'an, Southwest China's Sichuan province on July 19, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]





A man waits for help in flood waters in Guang'an, Southwest China's Sichuan province on July 19, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] 





Rescuers evacuate local residents trapped by flood waters in Guang'an, Southwest China's Sichuan Province  [Photo/Xinhua] 





Soldiers transfer people trapped by flood water on a rubber boat in Guang'an, Southwest China's Sichuan Province . [Photo/Xinhua]


 

A street in Guang'an is inundated in floods [Photo/Xinhua]





People gather their belongings before leaving their flooded houses in Guang'an, Southwest China's Sichuan Province  [Photo/Xinhua]