舟曲县

Mud and water engulfed the county town of Zhouqu, in the south of Gansu province, after hours of torrential rain.

甘肃南部舟曲县遭暴雨袭击，目前整个县城已处于泥水之中。

But residents of hard-hit Zhouqu County told CNN they believe the toll is much higher.

但受灾严重的舟曲县的居民告诉CNN，他们认为收费高得多。

The part of Gansu struck by the landslides, Zhouqu county, is in China´s poor and remote west.

此次遭遇泥石流的是中国十分贫穷、偏远的西部地区，甘肃省舟曲县。

Mudslides in north-western China killed more than 1,000 people, after a river burst its banks, toppling buildings and burying three villages in Zhouqu county.

在中国西北部的舟曲县，河口决堤，引发的泥石流掀翻房屋并掩埋了三个村落，已造成愈千人丧命。

The mudslides occurred at around midnight in Zhouqu County, when the residents were asleep, and a barrier lake formed on the Bailong River at around 1 a.m.

舟曲县于午夜时发生泥石流，当时居民都在家中睡觉。凌晨1点左右，泥石流在白龙河上形成了一个堰塞湖。