China's official Xinhua News Agency says that work on a runoff channel designed to drain a major quake lake has been completed. The Tangjiashan lake was formed when a hillside plunged into a river valley during the May 12 quake.
Authorities are trying to prevent the uncontrolled flooding of the area. The agency says the draining of the lake could last up to five days. Around 200,000 people have been evacuated and more than 1 million others have been warned China prepares for mass evacuations ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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