The Zipingpu dam near Dujiangyan on the Minjian river in Sichuan province
About 2,000 troops are said to be en-route to Zipingpu dam to plug holes after “dangerous cracks” appeared in the structure. The dam is near to the epicentre by the small town of Dujiangyan. The name has been misspelt as 'Zipingku' on many news websites [AP]. Some reports suggest dame to other parts of the infrastructure. "Plant and associated buildings have collapsed and some are partly sunk" one Chinese news website said. Meanwhile the Ministry of Water Resources plans "to safely discharge the reservoir's rising waters and guarantee that the damage posed no threat to Dujiangyan and the neighboring Chengdu Plain," the state-run Xinhua reported [CNN].
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