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More than 1 million people face evacuation from a
The dam, which spawned a massive lake now called the Tangjiashan, is threatening to collapse. Workers are digging drainage channels in an effort to drain the lake.
Chinese officials say people will only be evacuated if it appears the quake dam will actually collapse. They are implementing a communications system to safely evacuate dozens of villages in the potential path of floodwaters.
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