Three Gorges Dam braces for largest flood threat
2010-07-19 16:05
Three Gorges reservior's inflow rose up to 58,000 cubic meters a second at 8:00 am this morning, the highest this year. The local hydro meteorological bureau predicts that the most horrible flood to date with the largest water gush at a speed of nearly 70,000 cubic meters a second is being brewed at the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The China Three Gorges Corporation has stepped up its protective measures by escalating its sluicing to 40,000 cubic meters a second to brace for the largest flood since its operation.
12,000 evacuated as floods wreck havoc in SW China
2010-07-18 11:53
More than 300 people remained trapped in flood and 12,300 others were evacuated as of early Sunday in rain-soaked southwest China's Chongqing, said local authorities. 13 dead, 23 missing in Sichuan

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