Water level of landslide-caused barrier lake drops in China's Tibet

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Aerial photo taken on Oct. 20, 2018 shows the Medog section of the Yarlung Tsangpo River after an overflow in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. According to local authority, water levels of the landslide-caused barrier lake on the Yarlung Tsangpo River dropped 56 meters while the risks of flood reduced. (Xinhua/Liu Dongjun)

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A villager uses a cellphone at a makeshift shelter set up for displaced people threatened by a landslide-caused barrier lake on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2018. According to local authority, water levels of the barrier lake dropped 56 meters while the risks of flood reduced. (Xinhua/Liu Dongjun)

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People prepare dinner at the kitchen of a makeshift shelter for displaced villagers threatened by a landslide-caused barrier lake on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2018. According to local authority, water levels of the barrier lake dropped 56 meters while the risks of flood reduced. (Xinhua/Liu Dongjun)

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Workers chat at a makeshift tent after a barrier lake formed following a landslide on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2018. According to local authority, water levels of the barrier lake dropped 56 meters while the risks of flood reduced. (Xinhua/Liu Dongjun)

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Villagers have dinner at a makeshift tent set up for displaced people threatened by a landslide-caused barrier lake on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2018. According to local authority, water levels of the barrier lake dropped 56 meters while the risks of flood reduced. (Xinhua/Liu Dongjun)

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A local official checks on the makeshift tent set up for displaced people threatened by a landslide-caused barrier lake on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2018. According to local authority, water levels of the barrier lake dropped 56 meters while the risks of flood reduced. (Xinhua/Liu Dongjun)