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Emergency race to drain quake lake
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The aerial photo taken on May 28, 2008 shows the working site of the Tangjiashan quake lake near Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The earthquake-induced lake is at risk of bursting and threatening thousands of people downstream. Some 30 excavators are working non-stop to dig a diversion channel to drain the lake, which is expected to be completed within 5 to 7 days if weather permits. A large number of residents in Mianyang City are prepared to be evacuated from their homes. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

An aerial photo taken on May 28, 2008 shows the Tangjiashan earthquake-induced lake near Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The earthquake-induced lake is at risk of bursting and threatens thousands of people downstream. Some 30 excavators are working non-stop to dig a diversion channel to drain the lake, which is expected to complete within 5 to 7 days if weather permits. A large number of residents in Mianyang City are prepared to evacuate.(Xinhua/Li Gang)

(Xinhua News Agency May 29, 2008)

 

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