In Mianzhu and Deyang , heavy rains started on August 12 and landslides hit on August 13 , killing five people and trapping 500 more in an area devastated by the recent drought and the earthquake in 2008 . Sixteen people were dead after the flooding and mudslides since August 13 . Sixty-six were declared missing , by August 20 , including at least 38 in Wenchuan County , Ten thousand people were forced to evacuate . Further landslides killed 18 people , injured nine and left four missing in Wenchuan and Qingchuan County . Landslides created a flood lake in Yingxing Township , and floodwaters deep covered a stretch of the only highway that links Wenchuan and Chengdu
earthquake in 2008
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2010 China floods