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Chinese Flee Flood Threat From Quake
 Thousands of earthquake survivors fled tent camps and villages across the ravaged landscape of southwestern China on Saturday after the government warned that several lakes and rivers were getting dangerously close to overflowing because landslides have blocked water flow.Residents and rescue workers fled the county of Beichuan on Saturday amid warnings of possible flooding from a river. More Photos » The new threats came as government officials said that more than three million homes had been destroyed by Mondays earthquake, and more than 12 million had been damaged. The government again raised the death toll, to nearly 29,000. Posted by: Fred 2008-05-18 |
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