Residents flee Mianyang for fear of flood

MIANYANG: Liu Ce is one of the many residents leaving Mianyang to avoid the devastation Tangjiashan quake lake can cause if it burst its banks.

The 54-year-old's house is on the bank of Fujiang River, and could be among the first to be swept away when the temporary lake's waters come gushing down the mountains.

Liu has stuffed as many clothes as possible into his land cruiser, and says he will drive to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, from where he will fly to Qingdao in Shandong province.