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BBC: French engineers are set to drain a lake that has formed under a glacier on Mont Blanc, and threatens to flood the St Gervais valley. The lake, which is said to contain 65,000 cubic metres (2.3m cubic ft) of water, was discovered last month during routine checks. The engineers plan to dig a hole into the ice and pump the water away. In 1892, water from an underground lake flooded the Saint Gervais valley, killing 175 people. The valley beneath Mont Blanc is a ......
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France drains lake under glacier
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 25th, 2010
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