Quake-stricken area to prevent 2nd disasters (3/8)

Villagers clean a drainage ditch in a makeshift settlement area in Majiagou Village of Meichuan Township, in quake-hit Minxian County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 25, 2013. Precautions have been taken to prevent second disasters since a torrential rainfall started on Wednesday in the quake-stricken area. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)