Wubao Town flooded
21/9/2004 8:14

Wang Youguo (left), 76,He Shuzhen, 74, and their grandson sit on the debris
of houses on September 16 after a huge mudslide hit Wubao Town in Xuanhan County
of Sichuan Province on September 6. A huge reservoir created by the
mudslide inundated 18,000 houses and forced 23,000 people to be evacuated.
Until yesterday, most houses were still flooded even after a September 14
explosion aimed at destroying the reservoir. - Xinhua
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