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Thousands Evacuated

November 12, 2018;

chinadaily.com.cn has reported that over 34,000 people have been evacuated along the Drichu river in the Karze Prefecture because “a lake, formed by mud blocking the Jinsha River, is expected to discharge a flood”, and an emergency situation has been declared. Recent landslides have blocked the river – landslides which are understood to have been caused by the way China is overdeveloping the area.

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