Briton works to defend China from flooding

Water engineer Ian Cluckie says that when he first visited China in 1989 he was surprised to find he was already famous.

"I was invited to give a talk at the Ministry of Water Resources in a very crowded room," recalls Cluckie, professor emeritus in the College of Engineering at Swansea University, who specializes in hydrology and water resources.

As soon as he finished his four-hour presentation, members of the audience insisted he sign his name in a well-known Chinese book written by the head of the Yangtze River conservancy.