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People in catchment of quake lake evacuated
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Motorcade from a boat regiment of the People's Liberation Army stops for commandation on a speedway near Qiyao village, Jiuling Town, Jiangyou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province on June 5, 2008. According to the "quake lake" control headquarters in Jiuling Town, 10,441 residents and livestocks in a low-lying area about 50 km from the lake were evacuated by 13:28 pm  Thursday.

Militiamen and reservists arrive to cordon off the Qiyao village, Jiuling Town, Jiangyou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province on June 5, 2008. According to the "quake lake" control headquarters in Jiuling Town, 10,441 residents and livestocks in a low-lying area about 50 km from the lake were evacuated by 13:28 pm Thursday. 

(Xinhua News Agency June 6, 2008)

 

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