Experts warn of the risk of the Three Gorges Dam breaking, half of China's population is in danger.
On August 11, many provinces and cities in China are suffering from severe floods, the water level in the Three Gorges hydropower reservoir has exceeded alarming levels, facing the risk of bursting its banks, threatening the lives of 600 million people. live in China. downstream. According to Chinese and international media, the weather in mainland China for the past several days has been abnormal. The water level of the Three Gorges Dam was above an alarming level a few days ago. The safety of the world's largest dam has become a hot topic of discussion. The outside world fears that 600 million people along the Yangtze River may face the risk of dam failure. Cracks caused by last week's earthquake are of great concern to the Chinese people. Media said the amount of water pouring into the Three Gorges Dam was 46,000 cubic meters per second on Friday, an increase of 6000 cubic meters per second compared to the cubic meter per second on Wednesday. By Sunday, water levels in the lake had exceeded flood alert levels, causing massive flooding in many areas upstream. Local passenger ships anchored at the shore have begun to lift anchors and collect anchor lines to prevent accidents such as loss of anchors and broken cables. The maritime department has increased ship inspection and inspection of important seas and harbors. Typhoon Lupit is bringing heavy rain within the next 1 week in China, fear of dam failure is increasing The Qijiang River in Chongqing on July 22 experienced its biggest flood in eight years. The highest water level reached 227.6 meters, exceeding the safe water level by 5.1 meters. 100,000 people were evacuated to safety. The Chongqing hydrological monitoring station has issued a red warning about flooding in the Ky Giang river basin.
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