“China Mudslides, 1117 people were died”

Residents excavate through the mud where they think their bedroom once be.

perhaps there is still a loved one below there. possibly he or she is still alive, though hopes of finding survivors in China's massive mudslides are quick dimming.

The bereavement toll Wednesday soared to 1,117, the state-run Xinhua news organization reported, though restricted residents suppose that number to be upper.

Li Jinming had pulled up in his taxi when he witnessed the hedge of mud and rocks rush through Yueyuan. Rescue teams found the body of his wife but they are still searching for his two sons. He draws a map of his house, and points out where he believes his boys might have been.

Anxiety, grief and the stench of death overwhelmed Zhouqu County in China's northwestern Gansu province, where pouring rains triggered the mudslides Sunday. Emergency teams have rescued 1,243 people but 627 people are missing, xinhua said.