An aftershock has rattled a rising, earthquake-created lake in China that threatens 1.3 million people downstream.
The US Geological Survey measured the tremor at a strength of 5 on the Richter scale. It was the latest aftershock to hit the south-western province of Sichuan since a magnitude-8 quake struck May 12. China mourns earthquake victims ...
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Tibetan exiles raise death toll ... Another aftershock, measuring 4.8, hit Sunday in the same region as troops were working to drain the lake, the largest of about 30 quake lakes created by landslides and debris in the initial quake. The earth shook two times Monday in the neighbouring province of Qinghai as well.
(Deutsche Welle)
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