Mudslides wreck Yunnan town

云南泥石流致67人失蹤

At least 67 people were missing and 7 others injured after mudslides slammed a remote town in Yunnan early Wednesday, Xinhua reported. Roads, power supplies and telecommunications were cut in the Puladi Township, in the Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan. The mudslides also destroyed a bridge and forced the water level in the Nujiang River to rise up to 6 meters.

據新華社報道，云南省怒江州貢山縣普拉底鄉18日凌晨發生泥石流災害，目前已造成至少67人失蹤，7人受傷，沖毀石拱橋1座，并造成道路、電力和通信全面中斷。據介紹，災害中泥石流堆積物導致怒江水位提高了6米左右。

#近期我國泥石流頻發

The massive mudslide that hit Wenchuan, Sichuan, Saturday had killed 15 people and injured 9 others by Monday, said local authorities. More than 50,000 residents and tourists were forced to evacuate.

四川省阿壩州汶川縣也遭受泥石流災害，據當地政府部門17日通報，截止到16日，搜救隊已搜尋到15具遇難者遺體和9名受傷群眾，5萬名居民和游客被緊急疏散。

#舟曲泥石流最新進展

The death toll from the landslide in Zhouqu, Gansu has risen to 1,270, with 474 others still missing. The Land and Resources Ministry has identified 70 potentially dangerous sites in the area and is closely monitoring them. The weather bureau says more rain is expected to strike the disaster zone over the next 4 days and will bring more mude to Zhouqu, creating more troubles for the rescuers.

甘肅舟曲特大山洪泥石流災害目前已致1270人遇難，474人失蹤。據國土資源部消息，舟曲縣災區還有隱患點70處，相關部門將對上述地區進行密切監控。據氣象局預計，未來4天，災區還將出現大到暴雨。雨水將使災區更為泥濘，搜救清理工作將愈發困難。

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