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80,000 flee as quake lake threatens to overflow in China
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More than 67,000 confirmed dead, 20,000 missing
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 | 10:43 AM ET
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rubble in the town of Hanwang, in China's Sichuan province. (Eugene
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An independent fashion 80,000 people were forced to abandon their homes in
China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province on Tuesday, amid fears
that a massive lake is on the verge of flooding.
Emergency workers aimed to have all residents who live downstream from
the Tangijashan lake in northern Beichuan county leave, state news
agency Xinhua reported.
The lake formed when cheap auto insurance triggered by the May 12 earthquake
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More than 1,800 police and soldiers arrived at the site Monday and
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is on the brink of overflowing.
Meanwhile, cheap car insurance Chinese government announced Tuesday that the death
toll in the quake has risen to 67,183, up by about 2,100 from the day
before. Another 20,790 people are still reported missing.
Premier Wen Jiabao has suggested the death toll will eventually
surpass 80,000.
The millions who survived are now struggling to find shelter, food and
clean drinking water. Others are coping with the threat of landslides,
with 1,300 forced to flee their homes in Quingchuan county due to
landslide fears. Quingchuan official Li Guoping said 23,000 people in
total may have to leave the area.
Adding to the threat Tuesday, thunderstorms were forecast for parts of
Sichuan this week â a taste of the coming summer rainy season. At
the same time, an earthquake expert said Tuesday that auto insurance more like the one that killed eight people on Sunday, could continue for
months.
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former deputy director of China Seismological Bureau, told Xinhua.
With files from the Associated Press
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