“The quake, with a magnitude of 6.9, left a large crack in a dam in the area. Workers planned to release water from a reservoir to try to stop it from bursting and flooding the region.
“Emergency officials said the dam could burst at any time, putting 100,000 people in danger. According to the US environmental group International Rivers, China’s old dams have a poor safety record with more than 3,000 collapsing since the 1950s.”
read more: The Independent
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