Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
August 10 saw China's state-run [[Xinhua]] news agency report that the authorities sent nearly 3,000 soldiers and about 100 medical experts to help in search and rescue effort in the [[Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Gannan]] and [[Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Tibetan]] Autonomous Prefectures in [[Gansu]] province after record floods hit the province. Reports said Zhouqu county had at least 337 dead as rescuers searched for up to 1,148 others who were still missing. Landslides up to five stories deep buried three villages, destroyed roads and bridges, disrupted [[mobile telecommunications]] equipment, and cut phone lines, water, and [[electricity]] supplies in parts of the region.