ADVISORY-China quake lake story withdrawn
The China story headlined "Thousands flee to hills as China lake banks burst" is wrong and is withdrawn.
While people in the immediate vicinity of the lake have been told to evacuate, the banks still appear to be holding.
A corrected story follows:
BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands fled amid fears a lake would burst its banks in Beichuan, near the epicenter of China's earthquake in which a total 50,000 people may have died, a Reuters photographer said.
It was not immediately clear if anyone was hurt. People were told to flee to the hillsides in a public announcement.
(Reporting by Jason Li; Writing by Nick Macfie; Editing by David Fox)
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