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Survivors of the devastating earthquake in southwestern China are facing the prospect of widespread flooding. Chinese troops have been working around the clock to drain an earthquake-created lake that is in danger of bursting its banks.

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Since the devastating earthquake in southwestern China, hundreds of Chinese have volunteered to oversee the distribution of disaster relief funds and supplies.

The aim is to prevent corrupt local officials from embezzling the funds. Although it is not clear how much power the volunteers have, observers say the experiment could increase public participation in anti-corruption efforts.

Two weeks after a huge earthquake rocked southwestern China, claiming more than 65,000 lives, another powerful aftershock hit the region Sunday, toppling tens of thousands of homes.

Millions of people in southwestern China are homeless, so the government has set up tent cities. In Beichuan county, school was in session in one tent.

Rescue workers are having a hard time getting heavy equipment to isolated towns and villages in Southwestern China after Monday's earthquake.

Thousands of residents are still buried beneath buildings, and survivors are worried about the after-effects of the disaster.

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The earthquake earlier this week in Southwestern China caused the collapse of a middle school that trapped hundreds of students.

The school was expanded from two stories to four, which may have contributed to its collapse. Residents of the town think some of the blame goes to local officials, who they say are corrupt.

Aid workers are congregating from across the country in Southwestern China in the wake of the massive earthquake.

Meanwhile, thousands of troops have been sent to repair dangerous cracks in the region's dams, which could pose further threats.

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People are a long way from returning to normal life in Southwestern China. One town near the epicenter will never be the same: China's official news agency says it lost close to 80 percent of its population.

Many thousands remain buried across a wide area. Some are being pulled out alive.

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