Residents mourn the deceased in mudslide-hit Zhouqu

A resident mourns relatives killed by landslide in Zhouqu county, Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in northwest China's Gansu province, Aug. 12, 2010. Many people held memorial ceremonies for their killed or missing relatives at the landslide site to express their grief on Thursday. The death toll in the massive landslide has risen to 1,144, with 600 still missing as of 4:30 pm Thursday. [Xinhua]

People cry for relatives killed by landslide in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 12, 2010. [Xinhua]