Are you seeing any other site besides @ooda providing context on this? Even with all our domestic news, seems like we should all be tracking this closely: t.co/AXhKdqIvBc
— Bob Gourley (@bobgourley) July 23, 2024
Major concerns about the Three Gorges Dam, I hear. t.co/Yc1uvBwh44
— Dennis E. (@DennisS28196098) July 26, 2024
Three Gorges Dam … t.co/8YMk07OXqQ
— firstonceagain (@firstonceagain) July 26, 2024
The Three Gorges Dam, China’s largest, is on high alert as floods triggered by torrential rains wreak havoc in the southwestern part of the country.
Record rainfall in Chongqing has caused flooding in a dozen districts and counties since Thursday, raising the water levels in 29 rivers, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Six people have died in the region which has received over 250mm of rain, according to the Chongqing Hydrological Monitoring Station.
An aerial drone showed a township submerged in muddy waters.
Dianjiang county in Chongqing received 269.2mm of rain on Thursday, the highest in a single day ever.
The rains have affected over 40,000 people, forced the evacuation of several areas and damaged 1,800 hectares of crops, CCTV reported.
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