The 2010 Gansu mudslide was a deadly mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gannan TAP that occurred at 12 midnight (UTC+8) on August 8, 2010. It has resulted in more than 700 deaths; more than 1,000 others are still missing. It was caused by the heavy rainfall and flooding in the Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China. It was the most deadly individual disaster among the 2010 China floods as of 10 August 2010. The mudslides killed more than 700 people, according to BBC News, as of 10 August 2010.
The worst hit was the Zhouqu County, when mud submerged houses and tore multi-story blocks of flats to pieces. After the heavy rain, there was a buildup of water behind a dam of debris blocking the Bailong River, causing it to overflow and mud to cover houses.
According to Gyurme Dorje’s Tibet Handbook, the forest region of Zhugqu (Drukchu in Tibetan) has, since the 1950s, “shrunk by 30% and the reserve of timber reduced by 25% due to overfelling. The sand in the river water has increased by 60%, and the water volume has reduced by 8%, resulting in increased flooding and drought.”
Other Information
- Date : August 8, 2010
- Time : 12 A.M. CST
- Location : Gansu, China
- Casualties : 702 dead, 1,048 missing
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