Cofferdam demolished through controlled explosion
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-06 16:35
![This picture captures a momoent when the last cofferdam protecting the just-completed main wall of the Three Gorges Dam was demolished through underwater explosion June 6, 2006. The controlled explosion used more than 140 tons of explosives, enough to topple down 400 10-storey buildings. The operation took about 12 seconds. [Xinhua]](xin_3106030617130972348816.jpg)
This picture captures a moment when the last
cofferdam protecting the just-completed main wall of the Three Gorges Dam was
demolished through underwater explosion June 6, 2006. The controlled explosion
used more than 140 tons of explosives, enough to topple down 400 10-story
buildings. The operation took about 12 seconds. [Xinhua]
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