Posted on 07/26/2020 10:34:06 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
In a rare revelation, Beijing has admitted that its 2.4-kilometer Three Gorges Dam spanning the Yangtze River in Hubei province “deformed slightly” after record flooding.
The official Xinhua News Agency quoted the operator of the the world’s largest hydroelectric gravity dam as saying that some nonstructural, peripheral parts of the dam had buckled.
The dam was a pet project of the late Premier Li Peng and a monumental pride of the nation when it blocked and diverted Asia’s largest river in 1997.
The deformation occurred last Saturday when the flood from western provinces including Sichuan and Chongqing along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River peaked at a record-setting 61,000 cubic meters per second, according to China Three Gorges Corporation, a state-owned enterprise that manages the dam and the sprawling power plant underneath it.
The company noted that parts of the dam had “deformed slightly,” displacing some external structures, and seepage into the main outlet walls had also been reported throughout the 18 hours on Saturday and Sunday when water was discharged though its outlets.
But the problem of water seeping out did not last long, as the dam reportedly deployed floodgates to hold as much water as possible in its 39.3 billion-cubic-meter reservoir to shield the cities downstream from the biggest Yangtze deluge so far this year.
It is believed that the dam’s operator must protect the central megacity of Wuhan, whose 10 million residents are still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic that erupted there in December.
(Excerpt) Read more at asiatimes.com ...
And if you believe the “safe” part, I have a great bridge in Brooklyn for sale.
Hold the water back until it complete collapses and washes away 400 million people and a sizable percent of China’s stolen industrial base? Will that be enough to overthrow the communist government?
> The official Xinhua News Agency quoted the operator of the the world’s largest hydroelectric gravity dam as saying that some nonstructural, peripheral parts of the dam had buckled. <
In other words, we are not going to tell you anything significant. Instead we are going to set up a smokescreen and then hope for the best.
Kinda like how they handled the Wuhan Flu.
YES! THIS! Concrete is supposed to warp and bend! It’s a feature, not a bug!
If they are willing to admit that a concrete dam is deformed, if I was Downstream I would get the heck out of there.
Deformed, but mostly safe....like their paid rioters here in the states. Sure.....
Well on the downside, that could be enough to get them to start World War 3.
We haven’t seen Another World War because all of the major countries have too much to lose. Put one in a desperate position with little to lose and we’re all in jeopardy.
I didn’t know the USACE had a dam safety unit that monitored dams worldwide until recently. According to a friend of a friend in that group, the Three Gorges Dam is not in danger.
They’re patching it up with duct tape.
Chinese duct tape.
On the other hand, if one had a dime every time Freepers hyperventilated about some impending calamity concealed by a conspiracy, one would be rich.
China conclete vely bendy!
Pffft. Sounds as good as their crappy drywall.
Like “mostly peaceful”.
I tend to believe your friend.
Flex seal.
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