China evacuates 160,000 over quake lake fears

" Tons of earth-moving equipment and explosives have been flown to the site of the quake-created dam in southwestern China's Beichuan county. Engineers are attempting to create a spillway to relieve water pressure as the Jianjiang River fills in behind the massive pile of...

Mississippi River- Bonnet Carre spillway to open tomorrow

"Bonnet Carre spillway to open tomorrowby The Times-PicayuneThursday April 10, 2008, 10:59 AMThe Bonnet Carre Spillway will open at noon tomorrow for the first time since 1997 in an effort to divert water from a...

As the Mississippi River rises, Corps practices Spillway opening

"Fed by heavy rains in the Midwest, the Mississippi is rising and expected to crest April 8 at 16.5 feet at the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans, a half-foot below flood stage.However, Corps officials say they don't...

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