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The Great Walk on the Great Wall of China is fantastic. As the son of a cancer victim, I take great pleasure doing my share towards fighting cancer. Walking on the Great Walk is so challenging, but I will beat it, just like we’re going to beat cancer…

Fighting Quake Lakes

CHINA | Monday, 26 May 2008 | Views [107]

   

Quake Lakes

Quake Lakes

As the quake has shaked the big stones off from the mountains, the stones jam the drainage of rain water between the mountains; such accumulation of water becomes lakes threatening the low places where the refugee settles now.

The government is taking all measures to discharge the water to reservoirs or low safe places to ease the flood threat.

The barrier lakes are under control according to the local news, however the situation is still grim.

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