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China: Three Gorges dam hits highest level, anxiety grows among public
h/t Instapundit[India Blooms News Service] - The dam recently recorded the largest inflow of water in its history. Following the incident, officials even assured people the water level would not be breached. Inflows to the world’s largest hydro-electric dam reached 75m litres of water a second, according to state media. By Thursday morning, 11 outlets of the dam had been opened to discharge 49.2m litres of water a second, the largest release since its construction, reports The Guardian. Parts of China witnessed heavy flooding for the past two months. Officials have repeatedly assured that the dam can withstand the flow of water. A breach of the dam, a controversial and unprecedented feat of engineering along the Yangtze River, would be embarrassing for China, which took 12 years to build the megaproject, displacing millions and submerging swathes of land, reports The Guardian. The Three Gorges dam, which can handle inflows of about 98.8m litres a second, is already approaching its capacity. Officials expect water levels in the reservoir, whose dam was built to withstand a water level of 175 metres, to reach 165.5 metres on Saturday, reports the newspaper. Meanwhile, officials have carried out evacuation process in many parts of the country. Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-08-24 |
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