Landslides during the earthquake dammed a river further north, creating what is now called the Tangjiashan lake. 更北的地方,地震造成的滑坡泥石流拦断了一条河,如今成了唐家山堰塞湖。
Dramatizing government concern, Premier Wen Jiabao helicoptered in Thursday to inspect the largest lake threatening Beichuan, the New China News Agency reported. 据中新社报道,为了表示政府的关怀,温家宝总理乘坐直升机前往灾区视察威胁北川县的堰塞湖,这是目前发现的最大的堰塞湖。