The aerial photo taken on May 26, 2008
shows the landslide mud that formed the Tangjiashan quake lake near
Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The
earthquake-induced lake is at risk of bursting and threatening thousands
of people downstream. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei) Photo
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MIANYANG, Sichuan, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier
Wen Jiabao went to oversee the safety of the Tangjiashan quake-formed lake by
helicopter Thursday afternoon.
"Now it's a critical moment for the Tangjiashan quake
lake, and the most important thing is to ensure there is no casualty of the
people," Wen said.
He arrived in Mianyang of southwest China's quake-hit
Sichuan Province Thursday afternoon and immediately boarded a helicopter to
Tangjiashan.
It's the third time for the premier to visit the
earthquake areas since May 12.
The aerial photo taken on May 26, 2008
shows the landslide mud that formed the Tangjiashan quake lake near
Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The
earthquake-induced lake is at risk of bursting and threatening thousands
of people downstream. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei) Photo
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CHENGDU, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The plan to drain the
Tangjiashan "quake lake" in southwest China's Sichuan Province is due to be
implemented by Thursday or thereafter, with the trapped water volume having
risen to 211.6 million cubic meters as of 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The volume was 200.8 million cubic meters at 8 a.m.
Tuesday, according to the quake control and relief headquarters with the
Ministry of Water Resources (MWR). Full story
TANGJIASHAN, Sichuan, May 29 (Xinhua) -- More than 600
rescuers worked through heavy rain on Thursday to dig a diversion channel on one
of the most dangerous lakes in China's quake-hit Sichuan Province.
Soldiers and water resources professionals worked non-stop
around the Tangjiashan "quake lake" despite heavy downpours that started about
10 p.m. on Wednesday. Full story
MIANYANG, Sichuan, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are
preparing to dynamite the barrier of a swelling quake lake, which has posed a
new threat after a devastating 8.0-magnitude temblor ravaged southwest China's
Sichuan Province.
Helicopters had airdropped professionals and
materials for the operation by 7:49 a.m. Monday onto the dam of the barrier lake
at Tangjiashan in Beichuan County, which was formed by landslides that blocked a
local river known as Jianhe after the May 12 earthquake. Full story
TANGJIASHAN, Sichuan, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A group of armed
policemen arrived on foot at the Tangjiashan quake lake in southwest China's
Sichuan Province around 00:35 a.m. Monday and immediately began work to defuse
the danger of a major flooding.Full story
MIANYANG, Sichuan, May 25 (Xinhua) -- About 1,800 armed
police officers and People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were hiking on
Sunday toward an expanding "quake lake" in southwest Sichuan Province, hoping to
blast away its landslide barrier before it bursts and causes a flood.Full story
