Quake Lake China

On May 26, 2008, Chinese engineers and military experts began surveying a "quake lake" that has built up behind a dam formed from mudslides following the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.

Authorities want to use dynamite to destroy the dam. They fear that if left on its own, the dam will eventually collapse under the increasing weight of water building behind it.

The hope is that by creating a spillway, the lake can be drained in a controlled manner, limiting the destruction it will cause.

Authorities have identified more than 30 of these "quake lakes" in the aftermath of the earthquake.

• Sydney Morning Herald: China 'quake lake' is top priority (May 28, 2008)

• Scientific American: Quake Lakes Swell as Aftershocks Continue in China (May 27, 2008)

• The Age (Australia): Soldiers Move in to Avert 'Quake Lake' (May 27, 2008)

• CNN: China Ready to Dynamite 'Quake Lake' (May 26, 2008)

• Xinhua News: China Preparing to Drain Swelling Quake Lake (May 26, 2008)

• Reuters: China Soldiers Ready to Dynamite Quake Lake (May 25, 2008)

• International Herald Tribune: Chinese Troops Attempt to... (May 26, 2008)

• Agence France-Presse: Soldiers Race to Blast Clear... (May 25, 2008)

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