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More rains for ravaged North West China

Published:Wednesday | August 11, 2010 | 9:26 AM

Forecasters have predicted more heavy rains for North West China which is now experiencing one of its deadliest floods.



More rains could trigger possible landslides and could hamper humanitarian work.



More than 700 people are now known to have died in a massive landslide.



Meanwhile, a frantic search is continuing for the more than 1,000 people still missing.



The death toll was revised upwards yesterday from 337, and officials say that figure is expected to rise.