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Water from dam in quake-hit Japan begins to leak

KURIHARA, Japan
Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:50pm EDT

KURIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - Water from a dam in quake-hit northern Japan has started to leak, forcing rescue workers to abandon efforts to pull out a man trapped in a landslide, a military official said on Sunday.

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The official said there were about 30 homes near the dam.

Local authorities, though, had yet to urge people in nearby Kurihara city to evacuate.

(Reporting by Elaine Lies; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)



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