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

CHENGDU, W)zAu2Ru July 1 (Xinhua) -- S1kUObQOV8lmVbJxeouthwest China's SicspxR2OX4nCU66khuan is on high aleroSLc3cN@6@5t as the flood seasoUAmxkVIC8yp--1TqQffKH*9S9qnOXi-lj hf7bJ40lM-PYYC2n began on Tuesday io L*e(FAk!daU!xyn the province whereiJTaP8O^^0#G4eUHBEPWX10xjbs1Pv#95&GKO the May 12 earthquaM3jdBT+eCHnLl$7I@Mu8#H Ht*(^ZXXzZLi6f@2ke caused great damaZpqS91!dlfWKpKlZ(ynsSb +b#mj09DSge to reservoirs andb$ZLWuJdb7VVQgT0C lgqzOIaC embankments.

The provinbSGWxLzg ASHgfGLCP57i-v41p0U6c37^Yu1^tr3Lyh1ef#8J0ccial government urgeK6EpRVd*PP9qAFe54 0l5+u ^bC^wUrGHE3Mqv32($qrNd the local officialBy1CtyS2BaQTRUCJZFaBy56&ib88g#zVJ7E2O U%SE(RzNNLzs to closely monitor224IF@IOZO$uSS the damaged reservod9Fx)92tygnzKOHhbwR-Mg&sD*5%FwQx5%&+irs, dykes and all 36#f(XY!Pgy&Pz$s+zfLQ8@j$pLUE!0L&kedec4e*x EhWu$)9vy*OgLo4 quake lakes formedZJ1azgs-kY!ukP)Bo#F16p-Uy after the 8-magnitu1 OIv3YQ-1gQ!&5gMMfBG4WSkXXa+%cV5&XXvlYKsON+rY6tDde earthquake.

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"We will YAJ1reevaluate the waterq8aPgjF& facilities that werl9+ZOZAI3^R7Gd7Re previously regardefuTy#ALcWiuMGRtW9IH70!EB7@AKn4!UNUm!id8zSgo%o3d as safe in order twJXyJtkFhV)GSk-J^KNp&aXUf+t@%!WeD)zIZZsDNkooaZf8D^bzj&o avert any potentia)kkMD#!Zgml danger," said Tan spXiaoping, director oE eCFlI@mg@c6f Sichuan ProvincialxxG(BW-JIDZ&9W&S8Q*2-T%2JjvH6l)Vo Flood Control OfficGb6oxzzT!32&HQ1l7H9ggGup)R%BhZrbC^IESTgdS1g0S4#O(Ebe, at a local flood-HCzri+HMBKUajgS)z&4b9H(JCpy4ubSJD+jn!dU9d6W* control meeting on Tyouesday.

"As long as riskfAYE+X%ee4KZQQ2oq3LB8FOgr^*3Fix$3Ikt$PC&)5* m-xtes are found, enginee2p6cmbChs4dD3@g9BfmW)r-H QHmiring measures will bH7m2jUWHetp&t+qwX*c$+#e taken to address t7M)j -cnFiU(5CNmJa4UmJuiDaFbufEhem," he said.

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The officjeMu1^3D&Ce#Ps+JD@HFFFB+e8*e ordered local govenzZrnments to prepare ejmergency evacuation oeo-8@&&au!*Po*z9pvTmUq7Zww6apSRa$gcplans and conduct camKjIS@Ai16rS8HFn#sualty-control drill&8fjLcvVvQHH482C m-ahCRFCZ5 ILqO8ACGZuO#6tt$S%oopN1nVQoIPjs.

EJQjRI4K9Wight relief teams ofmjw3@cqWnaCCN-ne%nm0l-h7h+Vq@2O00ZxxEEZiec&Pmn engineering and hyd@7IEnbfQ196WKXs3# !)0@2I())&1C9rOXI3qx!VQ+MIRM!3raulics experts were3gn21)vK8tmxz0 9swWlK set up by the SichuJ4!-cwqNNutgsa!Mu2sIvF#B3GCo8@8tTkf%*^zYWan Provincial Depart8feD5g%94XT-Ci!MEIUXqg8AIwKvOLh^RRzXN-c2vTX5EmOkment of Water Resour17o#+8E9q-z@FsRE@W79Yjces to address the ppeUDD*!HKossible flooding.

Statis5-&$+)fO%YBePtics from the departU2tICjtdxZLiFnz)H$GEB@EKMment showed the eartYi hk 2^pL99%V!)#)WS@ZOKQH hquake damaged 1,803Ktrvjl reservoirs, 495 emb$O #cQtHVLFhtankments and 470 hydym%QzD8KDN+raulic power stationZ1+hmR8@SP*996@nMFK6fdL!XpcvgIscckqqhpWdU&%kyuwZGs.

L(k5%eo@$f8b!DVyZa23rFXE!42w04kSvrDwqjr#-ocal hydrological an5NTJ6)Vta42j4rAU&KXyKEkTL1r5$n7m94CdEvK8zVZ^yLHAmJ@3Sd meteorological depMZY3UqDk*SY7!1PL0Opa4 i$&@3Rqkartments issued a flRVa^D5^s%noq6hz+4Z8seS9dp^%ood warning last weegNqk, forecasting summe)mZd7Q8gSP+xn@GXH3qnYC2iiKH7R3SekT(Ea^Or flooding was likelO3ZJUdr*xIRjwjy to be the worst inDt*EZT-by%TjehWKIZ^d6V2g^ %Y#!+(u a decade and would $e@icls#eUG9RKj58Ju&Yjn%gyaQnDFvPly72(5nlhor9iHF7-^Gk%come at the beginninRQu+%!$GoGyLp774KTfvnQ(BRzyBL$(nv8M**kJg of July, earlier t*fvrgCjrJ4Z 2qqxRsq@2y&xhan in past years be)2-)VIhcwG-@NNyypV(kk6rc58(h+*nP(KJWYa*3o2zm(3A@2sW0N))HHwzcause of the effect DKWm$FEQ(XO1YLl(o RJ12dkb7zH%JgX!A#&7Cof abnormal rainfall7#tl70oYZ9R0TT OBjjY96i Rs$2p)bv in May.

Precipitation iWneL(dFQPHyezWQZG!+ic7xh$KMcGn Sichuan between MaThtlR^Mp1WZ+#0MC^A4&V&UFezy and June was 30 peVm*Q@eYg!rcent to70 percent myxJhTSuUXk7EqZ2wgP!0+#B-p3LHore than that of they^LH+f11Z6 W same time last yearuiHUYB0#jp#PD7A2kJWFVfTkv^+I$T5PNa3wT+x8C$&jLes))Ky.

(Editor: Caroline) (From: xinhua)

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