China’s Three Gorges Dam Girds for Yangtze Flood Water Surge
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The Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest, is preparing today to hold back a new rush of flood waters on China’s Yangtze River after Premier Wen Jiabao ordered government officials to be ready for more disasters.
Water at the Three Gorges may flow at 56,000 cubic meters per second on July 28, the fastest rate since the July 20 record speed of 70,000 cubic meters per second, the operator said. The dam released water today, lowering its reservoir’s water level to 156.79 meters as of 1 p.m. local time to gird for the expected rush of water, China Three Gorges Corp. said in a statement.