8 14 Debris Flow Disaster Process in Wenchuan, Sichuan

20 1 1 In the early morning of July 3, 2008, heavy rainfall occurred in Nanxin Town, Maoxian County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, causing serious debris flow disasters in Nanxin Town. Three local enterprises, Xinyan Chemical Co., Ltd., Xiye Silicon Industry and Tianhe Silicon Industry Factory, and more than 20 farmers' houses were destroyed by mudslides. The downstream Nanxin Power Station and Tongzhong Power Station were flooded, 8 people were missing, and about 7,000 vehicles were stranded in Wenchuan.

As Wenchuan county has taken certain preventive measures against the debris flow disaster, no casualties have been found so far. More than 500 people in danger zones were also transferred overnight. Party and government leaders in Wenchuan County and the people in party member in the disaster area fought together at the disaster site.

Yinxing Township, Yingxiu Town, Xuankou Town, Shuimo Town and Sanjiang Township in Wenchuan County were seriously affected, with landslides, mudslides, landslides, dammed lakes, floods and other disasters, and traffic, communication, electricity and water supply were interrupted.