In Anxian County of Mianyang City, about 500 people died, and 85 percent of the houses in rural areas collapsed.
绵阳市安县约有500人死亡，郊区有85%的房屋倒塌。
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In Anchang Township, Anxian County, about 20 km from Beichuan, power, water and gas supplies were disrupted and food and drinking water have become scarce.
距北川20公里的安县安昌乡水电气供给中断，食物饮水缺乏。
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Village director, Zhu Shiyou, said: "We're a model village of Anxian county and the richest in all of Huangtu township - I guess that also helped (in the selection)."