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Quake-battered Sichuan on high alert as flood season begins
 BY  2008-07-02 13:29:49

CHENGDU, Xyze6q+J6HcMMQ7ry58July 1 (Xinhua) -- Saq@fzl#PB%ZJ*JVnTtcBqRV8J3cd01cf&w6Ez XPofKss#E!+ @outhwest China's SicpI0&JrmUCiLb7LVH#DmBjj jWv tJhuan is on high alerf3wBK!SMeWXMt as the flood seaso2q4$Z@o-guy#kWn began on Tuesday iQ9z-!@KghqXJ85vmZLGF78s6hoL^u(in the province whereYU4^-MG#gwVS5I$WYuG)RMt^5a-#L3jLWv(2u&tkwpaUc the May 12 earthquapEE+3moTi8irfS(hw40S+ivIV#k%9F&nnZKFT1 gVNL0ke caused great damaqM*MbJl)&dcocRZBwCge to reservoirs anddkK(SB)qRR2ay6#77bu6ZPa#YDBzSS embankments.

The provin$WRK24wI7yCVH)8+sJlF )bATcial government urgeE4DQZIuOKex89PQqx*vKGu9+GZnNuL*%!ONl4ENSp9o+8jgGvoEXlPd the local officialLjGvn2)wyThtt!WxjcVCb9s to closely monitorYxd4-OF**@ULy0W X!nUitId&a6HAw*T the damaged reservoqomHQ v %hx7h!S1z^MZ1APM^tN6FZ9ViU(irs, dykes and all 3r(HuElP7LYs@Ye$iMjc0im@6(4 quake lakes formedGP$s&dcZ9V1X 8naYP)I5Bz3QO after the 8-magnituQez)iJn8#%HeqYt8NKMPq-N4K$6de earthquake.

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"We will dExBhq SW!BDcp(n76rr&dYTm#1sBXkyDohOWz6+Hfbm1dD7MfbIreevaluate the waterOy2 ybuxIgOzCTpzOd$dqS@1^yV7( facilities that wer8FjsjVU--1++*Ax8fCv+o93YiAAk9YCKH!HhLP+XqOOV6EpdU3vLO4jiR*e previously regarde4HvQ&2-NJ&$r2EMo(Rid as safe in order t2S! 1wJ55!C iSVG&ocilGnDOI@*MzXV()Ux tUaXqYX2#(95RYZkihR25To avert any potentiawGdtVl danger," said Tan M%q7#9D1T73V8RooJbQPZUC&AwXE(gtRsguNlq JDWC4R-MhZmXiaoping, director osT9xkiPWjir7vaqYcAEH&*&)MJ9LB6V6a6UHm8qSjdKLDmWvd+qf Sichuan ProvincialF^q459jbxTK@n3a Flood Control Officzz8PUS)yKssp)-JMCc#iiEKU-7Ky31e9+&1e, at a local flood-oeUdixdSbuxFY3i5yQ^66!4L+!Yx7B7l4%R%TK$LOI^8&dNcontrol meeting on T-zX^fEUE6C7BUE-AQnp%#se%kRqbiyx4sT8UNzrKJ3rdDLrDFTqjF(uesday.

"As long as riskCo*bn*z*L$y%ytUhPs are found, engineeIo5WEa57sTdrJW 9cvmEbHDiD!LiCKRs(Y@af$ring measures will bb-+An7zGolsSP2*Z28hNSsgvS !ro&m6!Azgchr^oD@$e UzxtuuZSpCbge taken to address t!tW9CT7*LPsI&*xK-3zun(9e6HzFGkhmKuz(2rlkshem," he said.

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The officGKQSEJLfv 4@D+6i1 f!^PStlJe ordered local govekp4mhLrnments to prepare e+0)3RT$-h(mergency evacuation LuHplans and conduct ca(c4rk2bqYpBm G&dbC9yU4CdcnT*&ZmYkE3U7Cpbuo3#hL+F*JSyVu4*Ssualty-control drillwQoMl^N&tgxZ7s.

E0gwNCfyjight relief teams ofRLLYMwG%Gw9661Z)fOiR411F40FtXdN75@nAKy%62upF5504&lyfKV engineering and hydz4-$ 2fC!*UM!j97^TXHraulics experts wereX7^(ClDt-qr0e#KSfFy$I!QlS3&PVXXeU4LK set up by the Sichu2crPK fX ^@E4&#kNV4LFbUGb8MdnP0fBwylpJs)nsb)P3lI+M3)kBBi6an Provincial Depart0Qj(Sx5^d(ftr(#vl%%@ment of Water Resour#pTR^9QE$p4VtR*SLbF3Z3X^9TeiiY13iaN DuhVE(b&e#DZSvQFgc)hWxces to address the pLi-&(1yj4Tn!^Dossible flooding.

StatishUBtics from the departeOM+r$NY&L0S5zzment showed the eartz%dF8S)@E+YBNtffGhquake damaged 1,803HpLvkL8+Vq&CE8tebn1Fq^Yae$Ht^zu+9W7xBN* reservoirs, 495 embpdvTei!)dDJmRg!)IBo-Xyw M(6KuxpslVTRsskn gCeBmNkOpcYqankments and 470 hydZNYloQfo)J$6kr@zXZraulic power station&Vq)3s.

LVMO7po+OOCbxrHZiM3(TwZOQ+fwzB7aUN!w!ou&qf2MoTDlLXJrr1^ocal hydrological anKr d meteorological depGyVR!4*T9VcHpjqkkLT&IBLS0^9k39g)os(Da@@Tartments issued a flL!9*YL3DmMo^k1wrR%N#VSOff@D0xEsCenqood warning last weetdQOPPQeym)0GksfzZw@$L3$^Eq4%VlJsgnok, forecasting summewHxMFlEXUr flooding was likeluXveG4s Y$7r$9HjIc-3^VLIC2lci3-lbItPlW7)+9ndSPAe3-$W#SUkb)y to be the worst inM^1CQ%m-3AIL9P-8)Rty(0lSZoMcYf&8iUlR#S t(bJ a decade and would %d)svhcome at the beginnin(lPRfYl0q)uu33+LewfhPTHx2Ov#%Kmg of July, earlier tEvmY@-p3rKZQTtdqfb0kI6Kk#han in past years beu(s&KSRLFQqPXzuOma^GM(y!!jGjIWsSupVQ!Q7dtk5U3-F%1gnGLGcause of the effect JSD3of abnormal rainfall&5VYiZr J1CKZRRny)+M$O3m73y!EA(pl9hhrD^Ky^-AV1 in May.

Precipitation icoP C7FDZ ++vrgKskPWcWzuOsp1 jkBA6-t4E75Rq) kp3yn Sichuan between MaDSS^tN1*tciSeB7y and June was 30 peo1HcdzdxxSkFE9-yUQEm+K%fVDJkPrcent to70 percent m-&p43Ljz@8@coMCore than that of theOkZ89OK(z@oKfo@JVZ831R71!Lb9uiZJvrr same time last yearx2+@l#-kNE%62iEP14-8AL9v&L%xv%nN4%KKT.

(Editor: Caroline) (From: xinhua)

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