Flood Threat Prompts Evacuations in Quake-Hit China
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 17:07
in Earth & Climate
The potential of catastrophic flooding from breached dams has prompted emergency evacuations, even as aftershocks continued to hit the region and the threat of disease loomed for millions.
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