15 June 2009
Chongqing landslide update – 15th June 2009
Posted by Dave Petley
An update on the Chongqing landslide rescue is provided by a CCTV report. Latest news:
- Contrary to the reports yesterday, rescue operations are continuing;
- The pumps to lower the barrier lake are now in operation and are succeeding. It will take about a week to empty the lake, whereupon construction of the channel will start.
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.