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2020-07-15 China-Japan-Koreas
Devastating China flooding puts controversial Three Gorges Dam under new scrutiny
[FoxNews]

Related: China goes into 'wartime mode' to fight 'flood catastrophe' as 'extraordinarily' heavy rainfalls leave at least 141 people dead or missing
Posted by Skidmark 2020-07-15 11:02|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top
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#1 Chinese state media dismissed concerns as being "hyped by some Western media," with the Global Times claiming the dam is able to meet a "once-in-a-millennium" water flow up to 70,000 cubic meters per second.

The company running the Project said on Saturday that discharges had been halved since July 6, “effectively reducing the speed and extent of water level rises on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze.”


There. See, you Western Media Slugs? Everything is performing within parameters. Move along!
Posted by Bobby 2020-07-15 11:54||   2020-07-15 11:54|| Front Page Top

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