Beijing — Heavy rainfall has swelled China's Yangtze ... hydroelectric dam isn't about to breach. The Three Gorges Dam and the reservoir it holds back saw the highest flood levels since it ...

China’s overreliance on dams, excessive construction in low-lying areas, land reclamation in wetlands and lakes, and cities built with poor drainage systems have all exacerbated flood damage.

The Three Gorges Dam, spanning the Yangtze River in China, is the world’s largest hydropower project. While it generates ...

The Three Gorges Dam, China’s largest, is on high alert as floods triggered by torrential ... forced the evacuation of several areas and damaged 1,800 hectares of crops, CCTV reported.

A dam at a river in Maduo county, Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Golog in Northwest China's Qinghai province, has been damaged by flooding recently, but there were no casualties due to the ...

China's mightiest river. The government has invested heavily in flood control and hydroelectric projects such as the massive Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze. Globally, more intense tropical storms ...

Even today, China is grappling with heavy rains and severe flooding that further raise questions on the dam's efficiency. Regardless of its controversies, the Three Gorges Dam is an awe-inspiring ...

The dam, the biggest ever conceived, also holds geopolitical risks given its location next to the disputed and heavily militarized China-India ... the annual monsoonal flooding, as well as ...

China Flood Death Toll Jumps But Full Picture of Damage Unclear Beijing says 33 people have died, raising toll in north to 62 Other flooded cities haven’t updated their figures for days ...

China’s electricity use over the ... An earthquake could destroy the dam and cause catastrophic flooding. In fact, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake killed 126 people and damaged 4 reservoirs just last week.