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Officials say Three Gorges Dam safe despite record flood crest

By Jin Zhu in Beijing, Xu Wei in Chongqing and Zhou Lihua in Wuhan | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-25 08:10

Officials say Three Gorges Dam safe despite record flood crest

A woman takes a picture in water as flooding hits Southwest China's Chongqing municipality on Tuesday. Li Wenbin / for China Daily

The Three Gorges Dam experienced a flood crest, the largest since it began storing water, between Tuesday night and early Wednesday, but flood control authorities promised the dam was safe.

Officials say Three Gorges Dam safe despite record flood crest

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