Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2010 shows the landslide-hit Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province. The death toll from the massive mudslide in zhouqu has risen to 1,156 as of 4 p.m. Friday, with 588 still missing, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

ZHOUQU, Gansu, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the massive mudslide in northwest China's Gansu Province has risen to 1,156 as of 4 p.m. Friday, with 588 still missing, local authorities said.

The toll stood at 1,144 by Thursday afternoon.

More than 1,500 survivors are living in tents or school classrooms while 8,300 have sought shelter with relatives and friends, said Zhao Minxue, head of the publicity department in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture which administers Zhouqu.

Water and power supplies, and telecommunication services in Zhouqu are gradually back to normal thanks to swift repair efforts.

Power has been resumed in the key regions of the county seat and at 60 percent of households, the provincial information office said in a statement Friday.

Relief teams are digging new wells after finding two new drinking water sources and 21 unpolluted wells, it said.

Gansu had received 120.4 million yuan (17.7 million U.S. dollars) in cash donations and relief materials by Friday afternoon, the provincial department of civil affairs said.

Meanwhile, relief workers continued to clear the water course of the Bailong River, which overflowed after being blocked by debris, amid fears that more downpours could trigger new floods and mudslides.

Rescuers tried to give dignity to the deceased as they were striving to search bodies in the debris. But this was no easy work sometimes as many bodies were buried meters deep in sludge.

"All the soldiers have done their best," said survivor Bai Chengxiang, 24. "If they could not find the remains of my aunt's family, I will have to accept the reality."

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新華網(wǎng)甘肅舟曲8月13日電（記者張文靜、宋常青）據(jù)甘肅舟曲抗洪搶險(xiǎn)指揮部最新通報(bào)，截至13日16時(shí)，舟曲特大山洪泥石流災(zāi)害已致1156人遇難，588人失蹤。

截至13日，甘肅舟曲泥石流災(zāi)區(qū)已經(jīng)安置受災(zāi)群9852人，受災(zāi)群眾都得到了初步安置。甘南州委宣傳部長(zhǎng)趙敏學(xué)說(shuō)，舟曲先后設(shè)立了3個(gè)受災(zāi)群眾安置點(diǎn)，已經(jīng)搭建帳篷123頂，加上一些學(xué)校教室等，已經(jīng)固定安置了1552人。另外，采取投親靠友等措施，流動(dòng)安置了8300多人，受災(zāi)群眾基本得到了安置。

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