When The Levee (or Dam) Breaks
1,000 km upriver from Shanghai and the mouth of the Yangtze Delta sits a marvel of modern mega-engineering: The Three Gorges Dam. It might be about to collapse. What happens if it does?
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SHANGHAI — Chinese authorities cautioned on Sunday of water topping warning levels on the Yangtze River as a third wave of floodwater is expected at Three Gorges Dam over the next three days.
The country is already facing one of its worst floods since 1998 with water breaching record levels at key waterways and lakes.
“The inflow of the Three Gorges Dam on the upstream Yangtze River may reach 60,000 cubic meters per second on Tuesday,” the Ministry of Water Resources said in a statement. “Water at the Yangtze River midstream will rise again and exceed its limit by 0.2 meters.” The ministry also warned of a “huge flood” both east and west of the city of Yichang in Hubei Province where the dam is located.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Natural-disasters/China-warns-of-new-floods-as-Three-Gorges-Dam-under-pressure