Posted on 08/20/2020 10:14:40 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
The Chinese province of Sichuan, located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, has activated the highest level of flood control response for the first time on record on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, as rain-induced floods continue ravaging parts of the province. Meanwhile, the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei is facing the most severe floods since it was built in 2003 and the Tropical Storm "Higos" made landfall in Guangdong.
The Sichuan province is experiencing a new round of rain since August 10, prompting authorities to issue an orange rainstorm warning on two consecutive days for the first time this year. More than 200 000 people were forced to evacuate by August 19.
The rains intensified on August 15, with Mianzhu in Deyang recording 302.6 mm (11.9 inches) in 24 hours to August 16. During the same period, Beichuan in Mianyang City recorded 266.6 mm (10.5 inches) and Longquanyi District in Chengdu 264.3 mm (10.4 inches).
By August 19, 41 rivers in the province exceeded the warning level, with 22 of them exceeding the so-called safe level, currently set at twice the level of floodwaters seen during the flood season last year.
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Aahhh So. Ancient Chinese Sakrete
Good, because there’s toilet paper in the stores again.
That article is from July. No criticism but just an observation.
Is there any more recent updates on the dam shifting situation?
I have not heard anything and was wondering, because usually once something starts to fail, it’s just a matter pf time.
“That article is from July. No criticism but just an observation.”
Correct...from July. If there is something more recent I don’t know about it. What I DO know is that warping will greatly reduce the dam’s maximum capacity...which is awfully close to being reached as this article says.
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