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Rain threat to quake affected

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Cars are buried under the debris of collapsed buildings in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, on Monday.

BEIJING: Rain is forecast over much of southwest China’s quake-stricken Sichuan Province over the next three days, possibly increasing the difficulties of rescue and relief work. The Central Meteorological Station (CMS) said on Monday much of Sichuan would have light or moderate showers and thundershowers between Monday evening and Wednesday morning.

“The western part of the Sichuan Basin will see heavier rain,” said Yang Guiming, CMS chief forecaster.

Heavy rain and even thunderstorms could be an added problem in disaster relief work, said the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) in a statement.

The National Satellite Meteorological Center was asked by the administration to increase monitoring and disaster analysis to the level-two contingency plan and provide timely weather information.

National and relevant provincial meteorological units would be on duty round the clock, it said. The weather would turn cloudy from Wednesday evening to Thursday in quake-hit Sichuan, said Mr. Yang. — Xinhua

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