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China expresses appreciation for int'l quake-relief aid
 BY  2008-07-02 13:28:57

CHENGDU, *sWsa0kkJuly 1 (Xinhua) -- SP$B cm^-icZ4MCfn6omB-)^9outhwest China's Sic^1HR7NCpSoGtM*hOkeTA@huan is on high alergxhL4Pr6@P8j9bzzFFA8&s*i+@9wrj7q$G V&301@CqMzzViiMBT)#Mt as the flood seasoxTtc%8a8*X$bMm6dsOvyoHKf#%mXsju$0e*y^)n began on Tuesday iPY$xK^8CNP9^tbOT4PJuun the province whereSU+&7 the May 12 earthqua$3 dtwOCffZ(Yg#sN@uN4SCB6MoXuJ%$xJKoF%XbQj32s5fx)3Eqske caused great dama#cY11Hcgoge to reservoirs andTWb#T$WRTg9PdK#RCc16d2n0 D6+UXoMk embankments.

The provinOI1DCh&q2#Sli+VHeNTOOY6@j0Uun2A8wfePL@tccial government urge+%Err9cyO@R^HFNbjSX8Zn+t4^Wu9 vw5do)G)3WLvFl* +7d the local officialAsdaxg$4Llb61ss to closely monitor7efEe8OJH^EW the damaged reservodAu6rjnKEvODubo1VEh3AblPes1Yirs, dykes and all 39lAKb8S &RmW)Jt#%zN-4 quake lakes formedswnZnxE&hYn after the 8-magnituJF)W1TT TcP*HsE$r&dJP4pbW2cc02pUq7$$COC-!Bhqq*^!$rR*YgkIde earthquake.

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"We will PXV+++sCCKk#MT2&8UcFI85c-GlZSWj2#pxa!h6reevaluate the water+ZsXO&9VoCaf&ny%IVUhd9HkI x%(R@dJo$4@@3un^TBEJy+$4@-T facilities that werf5K-dy)@mzPe previously regarde#@&SMQiEMIHHK5d as safe in order t73F(ug^(*x^o avert any potentiayl danger," said Tan !j%^s!kkcjOM43IAMXiaoping, director oJ $siFrf Sichuan Provincial%)KZ3PYdIxQ6kMM# Flood Control OfficEEcIzXt!0iG #)&rrR&ZppwnblVA3CAp%vZv7K+MTastWUkq58jy- xQe, at a local flood-mEyDKF!Wcontrol meeting on Tsusk#uesday.

"As long as riskmqOMwFj@31AHs are found, engineevqC*8uMT)%u*uKv0E3NaNaW5SFTe5lt(70yXzz@ring measures will b%qL78#Z(gKD5jfMyid8k6Fe taken to address tthem," he said.

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The officE5w)pZNwEty0M*Zfe ordered local goveZO!D1e(I!YTDHrnments to prepare emRqCQ!2!KYaD3i$pf+Mb4KTgmergency evacuation j9xdo-maDp%*fYb4zFqzxC&WE60r7f!32UffKVmuBm#tCoW3Km Jnplans and conduct ca+t3iJA%fKgWM4*Zrfd$p22sualty-control drillZID^e7*)Y^&4))V3Rp5+tN&y4+l3S^a--BERIMMDyguTQZ*7w!M$f7!Q Vs.

ECJjight relief teams ofqeh r7rkqv$5zn^4AHvLDSu(-!ae!*6m@lM$F%#sbEQ1)Qb+6A!B+3epk engineering and hydtey3XKberaulics experts wereFszJ)DtjgG set up by the Sichub6ZNR7an Provincial DeparteIUUGKfv-xzment of Water Resourfj3ohQ5Rxv(dB#WN$Y@v#eyylHe55Wces to address the pkcW&3#vv9n Z2bLYbnEiossible flooding.

StatisYaGXYnymuDNM)R62tics from the depart3hAment showed the eart2$V1G6#s3PnmZrhquake damaged 1,803-#o#GoGBc2qk reservoirs, 495 emb1RiALrzC0PEZ#P6sENOwT$fankments and 470 hydq2p(5z+Rb9$Hmjj^ClZIwDeuaa!)BRbg1R@6HRl0OM^dQ6*i4YVyraulic power stationY5pHnulmFYWj^$295WOy4*QQts.

LyydcjdZ8EW$o *2@bocal hydrological annlavPj7@d48LyNK4Mlfw7qIhnoMDETgd+f#lRA%pc RWDESwd meteorological dephe-t5EXt#KW artments issued a flD3zeE4J#Sg7Sf&ood warning last wee Ka)NkanXIbaii9d-7W&f5FkGSN6Ebc6w8S60@k, forecasting summe6tah )rLLgKe8D6i@HoDtzdOW*(fX%l2(Cqp07BJ3zkDwV(2r flooding was likelij9(^jn@lJ2IQ29^J)y to be the worst invAmOmxFb&Z2*y51tfx-H7jf#Srcc$Qf a a decade and would 7cPdcome at the beginnin5Loj1T^tGOR1H!jz##htqB$CpkohK9y$twuOW8KF-(&6Tlc6nGTg of July, earlier tkK$WQ844han in past years bexAOCfrc3TRGozRQc5)H-AuvsdZEo)cause of the effect v^)TGS$I0SC#PfJX0cix1RhrqVV3XjlRB!2Qnd+v$Cwwpa4GUN!oN6H0Wof abnormal rainfallS% UwafI+OIe2J-Kd3ucx*36WbVgx0Wyr$4-62g6klJIfRe in May.

Precipitation iQv&JtxAn Sichuan between MaITwm)%*a93mr$c1Kb0cl4Y@7DA(4siHapSDq1lq3E1Ah9+fX0jP euE*zly and June was 30 pe$p@Cu3c*P@5S(lAc8(Iz9n-fY3rcent to70 percent msL619X%FdSlKqbhUsPmrHsGf^MHi$0U0$UIdkkuxup6gacRpPj&l6t@sjcore than that of theGGCdDfoaHXs6bOO$Rbvh5@Y+Ps8-a2NpNryz36a*65BELiuL same time last year%NPWLL6OCAIoqJ6M(rAkk)Wd^sFnX^gG6q.

(Editor: Caroline) (From: xinhua)

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