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Exodus making way for water

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Exodus making way for water

A man loads furniture onto a truck during a resettlement program to make way for the massive South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Xichuan County of Nanyang City, Central China's Henan province, on Thursday, June 17, 2010. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

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The resettlement of more than 64,900 residents began on Thursday in Central China's Henan province to make way for a massive project that will divert water to arid regions in North China.

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