ReliefWeb has posted an updated situation map (pdf), a snapshot of which is below. This one concentrates on the barrier lakes, which threaten a “slurry tsunami” if they burst, and on dams at risk:
An estimated 700,000 people are threatened by the possible bursting of earthquake/landslide-caused lakes, according to the authorities. Mass evacuations continue from low-lying at-risk areas; meanwhile the lakes are being dredged and sluiced as best they can. Beijing says that priority attention remains focused on the one in Tangjiashan, Beichuan County, that is blocking the Jianhe River. With more than 128 million cubic meters of water behind it, poses the greatest risk to life.
The authorities also say that the quake and its aftershocks have damaged 2,380 dams across the region, 1,803 dams in Sichuan. Sixty-nine are at risk of bursting, including the Zipingpu Dam, upriver from Dujiangyan.
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May 30, 2008 at 3:46 am
[...] New Earthquake Situation Map China Bystander May 28, 2008 ReliefWeb has posted an updated situation map (pdf), a snapshot of which is below. This one concentrates on the barrier lakes, which threaten a “slurry tsunami” if they burst, and on dams at risk…. [...]