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In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Liu Ma Shindan is transported by rescuers in mudslide-hit Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Liu Ma Shindan, 52, was rescued after being trapped for more than 50 hours following landslide, Xinhua reported. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Hongxiang)
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Rescue workers and residents search for victims after a mud slide swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A rescue worker yawns as he stands with a colleague amongst the remains of a collapsed building after a mudslide swept through the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled Tuesday to reach survivors from massive flooding that has afflicted millions of people, as the death toll climbed in the remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing from landslides. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A Chinese man uses his shirt to cover from the stench as others carry a corpse across the rock and debris left by Sunday's mud slide that swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled to reach survivors from flooding that has afflicted millions of people. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A Chinese man grieves over his loss while being comforted by others after a mudslide swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled Tuesday to reach survivors from massive flooding that has afflicted millions of people, as the death toll climbed in a remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing from landslides. (AP Photo)
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Chinese rescue workers prepare to search for survivors after a mudslide swept through the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled Tuesday to reach survivors from massive flooding that has afflicted millions of people, as the death toll climbed in the remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing from landslides. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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In this photo taken on Aug. 9, 2010, a Chinese man uses a hammer to knock his damaged house down in the mudslide-hit town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled Tuesday to reach survivors from massive flooding that has afflicted millions of people, as the death toll climbed in a remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing from landslides. (AP Photo)
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Chinese residents grieve after a mudslide swept through the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled Tuesday to reach survivors from massive flooding that has afflicted millions of people, as the death toll climbed in the remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing from landslides. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Chinese soldiers attempt to pry open the concrete wall of a building that collapsed after Sunday's mud slide swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled to reach survivors from flooding that has afflicted millions of people. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Chinese soldiers use a life detecting device to search for survivors in a building that partially collapsed after Sunday's mud slide swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled to reach survivors from flooding that has afflicted millions of people. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Chinese residents grieve amongst the rocks and debris after a mudslide swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled Tuesday to reach survivors from massive flooding that has afflicted millions of people, as the death toll climbed in the remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing from landslides. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A Chinese man rests near a damaged building as rescue workers search a neighboring building after a mudslide swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled Tuesday to reach survivors from massive flooding that has afflicted millions of people, as the death toll climbed in the remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing from landslides. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Chinese rescue workers and residents dig in the mud for victims of Sunday's mud slide that swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled to reach survivors from flooding that has afflicted millions of people. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Explosives are set off to clear away debris stemming the flow of a river after a mud slide swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Chinese rescue workers carry wooden boards to create a passable route through soft mud after a mudslide swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Rescue workers and residents search for victims after a mud slide swept into the town of Zhouqu in Gannan prefecture of northwestern China's Gansu province, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS House speaker Nancy Pelosi answers questions during her visit to Portland, Ore. Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.. The California Democrat toured the home of Heather and Pete Ficht - one of 500 homes in a pilot program called Clean Energy Works Portland that aims to improve energy efficiency.
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Destroyed railroad tracks near Hegenwerder, Germany, show the extent of damage left as swollen rivers pushed northward. (Associated Press)
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A resident of Bogatynia, Poland, uses a rope to get across a fast-flowing but receding river Monday after a bridge collapsed in flash floods that killed at least 11 people and left towns in Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany strewn with rubble and coping with badly damaged homes and roads. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean greets supporters after he submitted paperwork to run for president of Haiti in early August. Mr. Jean, who left Haiti as a child, said he would like to focus on Haiti's economy, which would include creating jobs in the garment-export industry. (AP Photo)
