Posted AT 5:38 AM EDT on 28/05/08
China evacuates 160,000 from flood threat
JIANGYOU, CHINA — Nearly 160,000 people were evacuated downstream from an unstable earthquake-created lake in central China, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be “arduous.”
The magnitude 7.9 quake that struck on May 12 sent dirt and rocks tumbling into valleys, blocking rivers that have developed into fast-rising lakes.
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