China “quake lake” could force 1.3 million people to evacuate

BEICHUAN, China – New fears about the lakes formed after the quake have prompted Chinese officials to evacuate nearly 150,000 people from the town and county of Beichuan in Sichuan province.

While the death toll from the quake has been officially revised to 67,183, up to 1.3 million people may have to be evacuated from areas downstream if the barriers collapse entirely, the China Daily reported.

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Source : NYTimes.com