All 3 of China’s Main Rivers Flooded, With Millions Living in Danger Zones

All three of China’s major rivers—the Yangtze, Yellow, and Huai rivers—overflowed due to heavy rains on July 21, with water levels at most regions going over alert levels.

The three river basins are among the country’s most developed and active grain-producing regions. The rice-growing area of the Pearl River basin, suffered flooding in June. But the Chinese regime did not assess the total damage to the country’s crops.

Also, a barrage lake was formed in Hubei Province after mudslides cut into part of the Yangtze River. If the mudslides collapse, large amounts of water could suddenly inundate areas downstream. Authorities warned millions of city residents that floodwaters could enter at any time.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands in Anhui Province were in need of rescue, as they were surrounded by floodwaters without access to electricity, clean water, and telecommunications.

More heavy rain is forecast for the following days.

Flooding

At 6 p.m. on July 21, China’s National Meteorological Center issued a heavy rain warning, noting that regions upstream of the Yangtze River and downstream of the Yellow River, as well as the whole basin of the Huai River, will experience heavy rain in the next 24 hours. The worst-hit regions would have 2.76 inches of accumulation within one hour.

Among the three main rivers, Yangtze River is in the south, Huai River is in central China, and Yellow River is in the north.

At 8 a.m. on Monday, the Chinese central government ordered the discharging of floodwaters in the Huai River to the Mengwa region in Anhui—the first such occurrence since 13 years ago. Quickly, crop fields in the region, including soon-to-mature soybeans and corn, were destroyed.

The Three Gorges Dam is discharging flood water in Yichang, China, on July 19, 2020.

State-run media Xinhua reported that the water level of the Huai River reached the alert level in the early hours of Monday, meaning an embankment breach would occur along the river. To protect cities downstream from it, authorities decided to submerge the rural areas instead.

I have been following this on Utube.

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This is a majour disaster.

China is on high alert.

Many many souls will suffer.

God help them all.

Haven't run across the term “barrage lake” before.

Barrage ponds are constructed by building a dike across a natural stream. The ponds are therefore like small conservation dams with the advantage that they are easy to construct. However, it is very difficult to control this system: it is difficult to keep wild fish out and a lot of feed added to the pond will be lost because of the current. A properly built barrage pond overflows only under unusual circumstances.

https://mobile.twitter.com/public_juan

I read this Twitter account- he’s got stats and info.

I check #ThreeGorgesDam frequently but it gets tricky. There’s a LOT of propaganda on all sides making it hard to get at the truth. It seems safe to say there’s millions displaced, thousands of destroyed buildings and acres of farmland. I don’t guess there’s any way to know how many have died.

If the dam fails it will be seen on satellites so they can’t hide it- it seems more heavy rain is forecast. We’ll see.

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