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The Wenchuan County government last week asked 50,000 residents living in highly-risky mountainous areas threatened by secondary disasters to move out. They were ordered to seek shelter at makeshift accommodation centers before the rainy season began on June 30.
 
The Wenchuan County government last week asked 50,000 residents living in highly-risky mountainous areas threatened by secondary disasters to move out. They were ordered to seek shelter at makeshift accommodation centers before the rainy season began on June 30.














(Xinhua News Agency June 18, 2008)

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