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... [read full story]                

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