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Thousands evacuating as lakes threaten to burst after earthquake

Thousands of people are being evacuated from around a lake and a river at risk of bursting in southwest China's earthquake zone, disaster relief officials aid on Saturday. The disaster relief headquarters in the Beichuan County told ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sun, May 18 2008

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20 May 08 visit 2 minutes after earthquake in Beichuan County 5-12-2008  »  YouTube videoHow people act after earthquake in Beichuan County, in China's southwest Sichuan province.
17 May 08 visit Thousands evacuating as lakes threaten to burst  »  Shanghai Daily MORE than 2,000 people are being evacuated from around a lake that is threatening to burst in southwest China's earthquake zone, geological experts and soldiers said today. Multiple landslides set off by the...
17 May 08 visit Major quake flood threat  »  Shanghai Daily THOUSANDS of people are being evacuated from around a lake and a river threatening to burst and flood through southwest China's earthquake zone as more miracle rescues are reported from the stricken Sichuan region. ...
04 Jun 08 visit Engineer says quake lake will likely burst  »  Shanghai Daily A LAKE that formed after the Sichuan earthquake was almost certain to burst its banks in Beichuan County and threaten tens of thousands of people, chief engineer of the Ministry of Water Resources said last night. Liu...
13 May 08 visit Local gov't says at least 3,000 feared dead in Sichuan's Beichuan county after earthquake  »  People's Daily About 3,000 to 5,000 people are feared dead after a major earthquake in the Beichuan County in northeastern Sichuan, and about 10,000 people were injured, the Sichuan provincial disaster relief headquarters said Monday evening. Xinh ...
15 May 08 visit Rescue HQ in China's Beichuan says 600 quake survivors saved  »  People's Daily At least 600 people in Beichuan, one of the areas hardest-hit by Monday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake, have been rescued, according to information from relief officials. Information from the earthquake control and relief headquarters o ...

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