May 15, 2008 -- Damaged reservoirs and hydroelectic dams still pose a danger in earthquake-hit regions, Minister of Water Resources Chen Lei told the state-owned Xinhua newswire on Thursday.

According to the wire service, a large number of reservoirs suffered "significant but still unknown damage" during Monday's earthquake.

Downstream residents may need to be evacuated, he he told the newswire.

However, government officials reported no damage to the Three Gorges Dam.