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After-quake floods threaten China

Published: May 22, 2008 at 1:47 PM
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Thousands of Chinese flock to Tienanmen Square to attend the first day of a three-day state-sanctioned mourning of the tremendous loss of life in the earthquakes that hit Sichuan and other provinces, in Beijing on May 19, 2008.  From Beijing to the devastated southwest, China came to a standstill Monday to mourn its earthquake victims as the number of dead, missing or buried soared past 71,000.  Air sirens wailed across the country as most motorists stopped and blared their horns, bringing an eerie halt to China's usually bustling big cities for three minutes from 2:28 pm, the moment the quake struck a week ago.   (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
Thousands of Chinese flock to Tienanmen Square to attend the first day of a three-day state-sanctioned mourning of the tremendous loss of life in the earthquakes that hit Sichuan and other provinces, in Beijing on May 19, 2008. From Beijing to the devastated southwest, China came to a standstill Monday to mourn its earthquake victims as the number of dead, missing or buried soared past 71,000. Air sirens wailed across the country as most motorists stopped and blared their horns, bringing an eerie halt to China's usually bustling big cities for three minutes from 2:28 pm, the moment the quake struck a week ago. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)

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BEIJING, May 22 (UPI) -- Swollen rivers backed up by landslides from last week's earthquake pose "a very great danger" of flooding, Chinese officials warned Thursday.

More than 30 new bodies of water had been created by the clogged rivers, threatening downstream communities where nearly 1 million people live, if the mud gives way, Yun Xiaosu, deputy minister of land and resources, said. Aftershocks and the June rainy season are expected to cause more landslides.

"This can all cause new catastrophes," Yun told the Washington Post.

The known death toll from the massive quake surged to 51,151 people, an increase of nearly 25 percent from the previous toll. More than 29,000 others are listed as missing, and 288,431 are known to be injured.



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