Megacity of Chongqing experiences worst flood in over a hundred years.
Posted on 06/23/2020 6:27:11 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
It's been a disastrous start to the wet season in southern China as rounds of flooding rain and thunderstorms continue to track across the region. Multiple deaths and a massive evacuation for hundreds of thousands of people are being blamed on the persistent deluge.
Heavy flooding rainfall tracked across southern China last week and over the weekend. Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi provinces as well as Chongqing municipality were, and continue to be, some of the hardest hit provinces.
The downpours turned streets into rivers and flooded buildings in parts of Chongqing on Sunday. More than 30,000 people have been affected by the flooding in the municipality, including over 7,000 who were forced from their homes.
According to CGTN, waters rose about 1 meter (3 feet) before gradually receding after an hour, leaving a thick layer of mud behind. Hundreds of thousands of hectares of farmland have also been destroyed by the deluge of rain.
The risk of flash flooding and mudslides will remain high in the area through at least the middle of the week as rain and thunderstorms remain in the forecast for Chongqing.
After days of rainstorm, Tonggu town was partially flooded, cornfields and main roads have been damaged, which must have been 1 meter deep, Youyang County of Chongqing, China, 13 June, 2020. (Reuters via local media)
This wet pattern has been ongoing since the beginning of June and has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes across southern China.
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Maybe they could just make it into another Venice
Just because brand new apartment towers tip over with the first rain doesn't mean one of the largest dams ever built (the site was preferred by Sun Yat Sen, if memory serves) is gonna go. Heh...
Are there people in those tall buildings or are they the big fake empties
Is the dam going to let go?
RE: Is the dam going to let go?
See this thread for discussion:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3858601/posts
Wow - especially that top pic
Prayers up for the people of China.
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