A worker observes floodwater being discharged from a lake formed by landslides that obstructed Jinshajiang River in Jiangda County, Tibet, yesterday. Work to discharge the floodwater from the lake — which posed a threat to people living in the neighboring areas — began yesterday after more than 34,000 people were evacuated. Emergency workers dug an artificial river course to discharge the floodwater, which had been accumulating for over a week. Some roads in Diqing, Yunnan Province, and Ganzi, Sichuan Province, have been closed due to safety concerns. Xinhua |