Thank you so much. That makes sense. Appreciate your insight
Yes, except I’m not so sure where that typo crept in. “peoplbreke”?
Neither proofreading nor spell check nor good grades in English shall guarantee proper typing!
Anyway, obviously that was supposed to be “Well, yes, unless it can be arranged for most of the people downstream to escape harm but the gov’t to be washed away.”
More importantly, I’d add that significant flooding due to controlled releases @ 3 Gorges happens pretty regularly. Every few years, I’d say, including last year.
This is not just a “China” thing — it happens in the Mississippi / Missouri / Ohio River watershed. For example, if Lake Barkley and KY Lake are bursting at the seams, even if the Ohio and Mississippi @ Cairo are already at major flood stage, Barkley and KY Dam open up, which can cause major repercussions downstream. The farmers in the Birds Point Floodway in SEMO can attest to that...! (KABOOM!)
However, those repercussions are modest compared to, say, a major failure @ KY Dam, which could cause a true catastrophe at Calvert City and Paducah, maybe down to Cairo, and points in between.