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30,000 people evacuated after a reservoir collapse in SW China
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-06-22 20:24 About 30,000 had been
evacuated by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday after a reservoir collapse blocked a river in
Wuxi County in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Tuesday.
The water level in Xixi River, a major tributary of Daning River, rose to 536
meters in altitude inside the reservoir, about two meters below the dam's top
and 26 meters from the river bed, according to the local government.
The water is still rising, posing a great threat to about 30,000 residents in
eight townships at the lower reaches. The residents have all been evacuated, the
local government said.
Some water is filtering through the dam, slowing down the rising of the
water, and the dam itself shows no signs of breakdown, according to the rescue
headquarters.
The collapse occurred when workers were operating at ZhongliangReservoir at
7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, involving about 100,000 cubic meters of rocks, according
to local rescue headquarters.
The reservoir is about 60 kilometers away from Wuxi County. Rescuers have
rushed to the site and more engineers are expected to arrived at the site by
Wednesday night.
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