Villagers evacuated for pending landslides

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Updated: 2007-06-25 09:26

A man points to a big crack on the wall of his house as a pending massive landslide threatens his village in Yunyang county, Chongqing municipality in southwest China June 24, 2007. Cracks have developed on the mountains and the village ground was sinking. The local government has organized the evacuation of 271 villagers. The village, in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, is prone to natural disasters as landslides.[newsphoto]