Thousands Of Chinese Flee Fearing Floods

                   
cbsnews.com: residents evacuate for higher ground near the epicenter of Monday's quake in Beichuan county cbsnews.com
cbsnews.com     May 17, 2008            

Survivors Still Found As Quake Toll Climbs To 29,000; Officials Warn River Blocked By Landslides May Burst BEICHUAN, China, May 17, 2008 Residents evacuate for higher ground in Beichuan county, southwest China's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) (AP) Thousands of... [read full story]                

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Quake Victims Flee on Flood Fears

wsj.com     May 17, 2008          

BEICHUAN, China -- Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of potential floods from a river blocked by landslides. Soldiers carried older people out of Beichuan town -- one of the areas hit hardest by the magnitude 7.9 quake Monday -- while...                

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Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears

bostonherald.com     May 17, 2008          

By Associated Press Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Soldiers carried older people out of Beichuan town — one of the areas hit hardest by the magnitude 7.9 quake Monday — while survivors cradled babies on a road jammed with vehicles and people. A policeman told The Associated Press that rescue officials...                

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Thousands flee China quake area amid flood fears

chicagotribune.com     May 17, 2008          

By KEN TEH | Associated Press Writer BEICHUAN, China - Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of potential floods from a river blocked by landslides. The official Xinhua News Agency said earlier that a lake in Beichuan county "may burst its bank at...                

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Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears

newslookup.com     May 17, 2008          

People carry their belongings on a tractor as they evacuate Mianyang, one of the cities hit hard by the earthquake. (Kyodo News/Associated Press) Thousands of residents, along with relief workers helping earthquake survivors, left Beichuan city in China's Sichuan province for higher ground on...                

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