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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 18 > In China, thousands flee flood threat from quake

In China, thousands flee flood threat from quake

Death toll raised to nearly 29,000

By Edward Wong / The Bulletin
May 18, 2008

CHENGDU, China — 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....

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