Worst flooding in 50 years hits western China

Rescuers help relocate victims as the Tuo river floods Jintang county, China, July 11, 2013.

Flooding in the western province of Sichuan was the worst in 50 years for some areas, with more than 100,000 people forced to evacuate.

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Heavy flood waters sweep through Beichuan in southwest China's Sichuan province, July 9, 2013.

People walk through a flooded street in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province after a heavy storm, July 7, 2013.

Rescue workers head to the site of a massive landslide on Wuxiangang Hill of Sanxi village in Dujiangyan city in southwestern China's Sichuan province, July 10, 2013.

Flooding in western China, the worst in 50 years for some areas, triggered a landslide Wednesday that buried about 30 people, trapped hundreds in a highway tunnel and destroyed a high-profile memorial to a devastating 2008 earthquake.

Rescuers look for victims as heavy flood waters sweep through Beichuan in southwest China's Sichuan province, July 9, 2013.

Residents walk along a flooded street in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, July 9, 2013.

Rescuers evacuate residents from flood-hit areas in Chengdu, China, July 9, 2013.

A local resident walks with a dog after a landslide triggered by heavy rainstorm hit Shanxi village of Zhongxing township in Dujiangyan, southwest China's Sichuan province, July 10, 2013.

Between 30 and 40 people were buried by a landslide in southwest China as heavy rains in the area also destroyed homes and bridges, officials said.

A woman looks on after a landslide triggered by heavy rainstorm hit Shanxi village of Zhongxing township in Dujiangyan, China, July 10, 2013.

Rescuers evacuate residents from flood-hit areas in Meishan, China, July 10, 2013.

Residents try to discharge flood water in their block in Jintang county, southwest China's Sichuan province, July 11, 2013.

The Tuo river floods Jintang county, southwest China's Sichuan province, July 11, 2013.

Rescuers help relocate victims as the Tuo river floods Jintang county, southwest China's Sichuan province, July 11, 2013.

A rescuer helps relocate a woman as the Tuo river floods Jintang county, China, July 11, 2013.

People help push a car on a flooded street during a rain storm in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, July 7, 2013.

Residents are evacuated through a flooded street by an excavator in Guanghan city, China, July 9, 2013.