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China says 'quake lake' rising despite drainage

A lake created by the Chinese earthquake which threatens to unleash a devastating flood is still rising despite urgent efforts to drain the waters off safely, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

 

Troops fired missiles and used dynamite to help blast out a sluice channel to drain off a huge volume of water which has built up behind the mud-and-rock dam at Tangjiashan. (Reuters)

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.08.08, 17:39