A major landslide on Thursday blocked a key road leading to the epicenter of
Monday's killer earthquakes, hindering the rescue efforts in one of the
worst-hit areas.
Injured and homeless locals disembark after they were brought downstream by boat to the damaged Zipingpu dam located near the city of Dujiangyan in Sichuan province May 15, 2008. [Agencies]
In Dujiangyan, one of the worst-hit areas of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, residents are in urgent need of aid, as they rely heavily on the donated food and their drinking water is transported by fire fighters from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province.
Local police stopped all vehicles on the road immediately after the landslide and rescuers have to wait until the road reopens.
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