Restoration underway in mountain-torrents-hit Yuzhong County in Gansu
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Workers erect a utility pole in Shangzhuang Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2025. Roads damaged by mountain torrents in Yuzhong County reopened on Sunday and power supply has been restored following the disaster that left 13 dead and 30 missing. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)
Villagers line up to receive lunch at a temporary resettlement site in Shangzhuang Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2025. Roads damaged by mountain torrents in Yuzhong County reopened on Sunday and power supply has been restored following the disaster that left 13 dead and 30 missing. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)
A worker of the water resources department delivers drinking water to villagers in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2025. Roads damaged by mountain torrents in Yuzhong County reopened on Sunday and power supply has been restored following the disaster that left 13 dead and 30 missing. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Workers of the water resources department deliver drinking water to villagers in Xinglongshan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2025. Roads damaged by mountain torrents in Yuzhong County reopened on Sunday and power supply has been restored following the disaster that left 13 dead and 30 missing. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
A drone photo taken on Aug. 11, 2025 shows rescuers clearing rocks following flash floods in Yangwashan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province. Roads damaged by mountain torrents in Yuzhong County reopened on Sunday and power supply has been restored following the disaster that left 13 dead and 30 missing. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Disease control personnel and medical workers discuss environmental disinfection measures at a medical service point in Shangzhuang Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2025. Roads damaged by mountain torrents in Yuzhong County reopened on Sunday and power supply has been restored following the disaster that left 13 dead and 30 missing. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)
A health and epidemic prevention worker prepares disinfection supplies in Maliantan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2025. Roads damaged by mountain torrents in Yuzhong County reopened on Sunday and power supply has been restored following the disaster that left 13 dead and 30 missing. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Rescuers clear rocks following flash floods in Yangwashan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2025. Roads damaged by mountain torrents in Yuzhong County reopened on Sunday and power supply has been restored following the disaster that left 13 dead and 30 missing. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Rescuers carry out search operations in Yangwashan Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2025. Roads damaged by mountain torrents in Yuzhong County reopened on Sunday and power supply has been restored following the disaster that left 13 dead and 30 missing. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
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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.…
