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Yellow River embankment bursts in Inner Mongolia
( 2003-09-06 16:01) (Xinhua)
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Local cadres and villagers are building
cofferdam around the embankment breach in Wulate Qianqi of Bayannur on
Saturday morning, Sept 6, 2003. The embankment of the Yellow River
suddenly broke around 8:30 p.m. Friday in Bayannur of the Inner Mongolia
Autonomous Region in north China. The accident caused no casualties by
Saturday morning. [Xinhua]
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A villager salvages his beehives from the
flood on Saturday, Sept 6, 2003 after a 30-meter-wide embankment of Yellow
River was suddenly burst in Wulate Qianqi of Bayannur, Inner Mongolia
on Friday night, Sept 5, 2003. The flood caused no casualties till
Saturday morning. Over 3,000 villagers were evacuated as thousands of
rescuers are busy building and strengthening the dam, and helping to
transfer flood victims to safe places. [Xinhua] |
A local cadre (L) helps an elderly villager
(R) to carry his possessions as flood has destroyed five villages after a
30-meter-wide embankment of Yellow River was burst in Wulate Qianqi of
Bayannur, Inner Mongolia on Friday night. [Xinhua] |
Villager Guo Suoliang paddles in the flood,
carrying his belongings to the dyke. [Xinhua] |
Guo Jiahui (L) and her sister Guo Jiale (R)
eat instant noodle on the dike of Yellow River on Saturday, Sept 6, after
their home was destroyed by flood in Wulate Qianqi of Bayannur, Inner
Mongolia Friday night. The flood caused no casualties till Saturday
morning. Over 3,000 villagers were evacuated by local relief workers.
[Xinhua] |
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