In the wake of the May 12, 2008, earthquake in China, a series of landslides blocked the Jiangjiang River, creating swollen reservoirs that threatened to break through and flood catastrophically. The largest of these lakes, Tangjiashan Lake, threatened roughly 1.3 million people.
Published Jun 11, 2008
These images show changes in the landscape before and after an earthquake struck on May 12, 2008.
Published May 29, 2008
Within days of the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that shook China's Sichuan Basin, floods became a hazard.
Published May 21, 2008
