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Thousands Flee After New Quake Warning

Roads jam, open spaces fill with crowds in Chengdu, Dhina

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(Newser) – A new quake warning sent thousands of frightened Chinese running into the streets of Chengdu today, Reuters reports. With nerves still raw from last week's disaster, drivers jammed roads and people dragged their bedding into open spaces. A 5.0 aftershock in Pingwu County also sent buildings swaying in Chengdu, roughly 150 km from the epicenter.

Chinese locals settle at an open-air area next in Mianyang, Southwestern Sichuan province, China on late Monday, May 19, 2008.
Chinese locals settle at an open-air area next in Mianyang, Southwestern Sichuan province, China on late Monday, May 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A man and a child wearing mask returns to the quake devastated town of BeiChuan, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, May 19, 2008.
A man and a child wearing mask returns to the quake devastated town of BeiChuan, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, May 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese residents evacuate Mianyang, Southwestern Sichuan province, China, late Monday, May 19, 2008.
Chinese residents evacuate Mianyang, Southwestern Sichuan province, China, late Monday, May 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese residents evacuate Mianyang, Southwestern Sichuan province, China, late Monday, May 19, 2008.
Chinese residents evacuate Mianyang, Southwestern Sichuan province, China, late Monday, May 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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