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Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:08 am

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Quake lake evacuation ordered

Hundreds of rescuers and residents in areas struck by Saturday’s Iwate-Miyagi Inland Earthquake were ordered to evacuate Wednesday, as one of the dams on the lakes created by a landslide triggered by the quake appeared close to collapse.

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