Rescue efforts underway after mountain torrents in Yuzhong County, NW China’s Gansu
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Members of the People’s Armed Police Force Gansu Corps search for missing individuals in Maliantan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2025. The People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. (Photo by Liu Yabin/Xinhua)
A member of the People’s Armed Police Force Gansu Corps searches for missing individuals in Maliantan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2025. The People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. (Photo by Liu Yabin/Xinhua)
Members of the People’s Armed Police Force Gansu Corps conduct rescue work in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2025. The People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. (Photo by Hou Conghui/Xinhua)
Members of the People’s Armed Police Force Gansu Corps clean up mud in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2025. The People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. (Photo by Hou Conghui/Xinhua)
Members of the People’s Armed Police Force Gansu Corps clean up mud in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2025. The People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. (Photo by Hou Conghui/Xinhua)
Members of the People’s Armed Police Force Gansu Corps clean up mud in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2025. The People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. (Photo by Hou Conghui/Xinhua)
Members of the People’s Armed Police Force Gansu Corps search for villager’s missing materials in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2025. The People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. (Photo by Hou Conghui/Xinhua)
Members of the People’s Armed Police Force Gansu Corps clean up mud in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2025. The People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) Gansu Corps mobilized over 400 officers and soldiers on Sunday, deploying them to several villages in Yuzhong County, including Xinglongshan, Maliantan, Xiaokangying, and Jiuzhuanggou. The forces will conduct disaster relief work, which includes searching for missing individuals, roadway clearing, transferring materials, and disinfecting affected areas. (Photo by Hou Conghui/Xinhua).
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
