Meanwhile, in mudslide-hit Zhouqu County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, which is also in Gansu Province, rescue workers have been racing to restore water, communications and power supplies.
Local government sources told Xinhua Tuesday local residents' demand for water is being met by emergency water supplies.
Mobile phone networks run by China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have resumed operation but landline-telephone services remain cut in most parts of the town.
Local health authorities had received no reports of outbreaks of infectious disease, the sources added.
By 6 p.m. Monday, the massive mudslide had killed 1,254 people and left 490 missing while 66 had been hospitalized and nearly 1,600 had received outpatient treatment. Also by Monday evening, rescuers had saved 1,243 people alive.
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ZHOUQU, Gansu, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- A new round of rains started to pound the mudslide-flattened Chinese town of Zhouqu Monday night, which has increased the possibilities of new mudslides occurring.
The weather bureau in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, which administers Zhouqu County, issued a rainstorm warning Monday night, warning about the likelihood of new geological disasters. Full story
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