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5.3 Aftershock Shakes Sichuan

Survivors rattled again as quake lakes threaten to burst

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 5, 2008 4:55 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Another strong aftershock has rattled China's quake-devastated Sichuan province amid increased concerns about lake floodwaters, reports AP. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries from the 5.3 tremblor, which came as authorities began evacuating people downstream from a lake formed by last month's quake. The water level in the "quake lake" is rising, putting over a million survivors at risk from flooding.

Workers dig a channel to allow the release of water from the Youfanggou quake-formed lake in Qingchuan, in southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Workers dig a channel to allow the release of water from the Youfanggou quake-formed lake in Qingchuan, in southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Color China Photo)
Villagers delivering aid supplies walk past the Youfanggou quake-formed lake in Qingchuan, in southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Villagers delivering aid supplies walk past the Youfanggou quake-formed lake in Qingchuan, in southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Color China Photo)
Houses are submerged in the quake-formed lake at Hongguang Village in Qingchuan, in southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Houses are submerged in the quake-formed lake at Hongguang Village in Qingchuan, in southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Color China Photo)
A man walks through the badly stricken town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County of Sichuan province, Tuesday June 3, 2008.
A man walks through the badly stricken town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County of Sichuan province, Tuesday June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A Mianyang resident climbs uphill with a pot and food to an evacuation place on a hill in Youxian District of Mianzhu, China's southwest Sichuan province, Thursday, June 5, 2008.
A Mianyang resident climbs uphill with a pot and food to an evacuation place on a hill in Youxian District of Mianzhu, China's southwest Sichuan province, Thursday, June 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
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