The death toll from the massive mudslides in Zhouqu County, northwest China's Gansu Province, rose to 1,287 Wednesday, with 457 still missing, local authorities said. Basic needs for drinking water in the mudslide-flattened town were by and large met as one-fourth of the town's water pipes, which were damaged during the disaster, have been repaired and put into use again, according to a statement issued Wednesday by the provincial government. There were two water supply facilities operating, as well. Also, 38 mobile toilets had been installed in the county by Tuesday night and 16 more are expected to arrive by Thursday, said the statement. Some 600 local residents are expected to enjoy a hot shower Wednesday night as a military field shower trailer had arrived in Zhouqu earlier Wednesday. Torrential rains on Aug. 7 prompted an avalanche of sludge and debris to crash down on the county seat of Zhouqu the following morning, ripping many houses from their foundations and tearing multi- story apartment buildings in half. Torrential rains have wreaked havoc across China this summer, causing the worst flooding and landslides in decades. Another mudslide struck a remote town in southwest China's Yunnan Province early Wednesday, leaving at least one people dead, 90 missing and 40 injured. 