From Reuters (via The New York Times):
The largest “quake lake” formed by China’s most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, state media said.
Landslides caused by the May 12 quake have blocked the flow of rivers, forming more than 30 unstable “quake lakes” that threaten hundreds of thousands of people downstream.
Hundreds of troops working around the clock to defuse the threat of the largest lake, Tangjiashan, had retreated to safe areas after opening a giant sluice to drain the water once it rises about five more meters (just over 16 ft), the People’s Daily said.
