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All 3 of China’s Main Rivers Flooded, With Millions Living in Danger Zones
Epoch Times ^
| 07/22/2020
| Nicole Hao
Posted on 07/22/2020 8:33:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
All three of Chinas major riversthe Yangtze, Yellow, and Huai riversoverflowed due to heavy rains on July 21, with water levels at most regions going over alert levels.
The three river basins are among the countrys 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 countrys 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, Chinas 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 Anhuithe first such occurrence since 13 years ago. Quickly, crop fields in the region, including soon-to-mature soybeans and corn, were destroyed.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; flooding; yangtze
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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.
To: SeekAndFind
Gives good cover for the one to three million Chi-Vi deaths.
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posted on
07/22/2020 8:36:18 AM PDT
by
steve8714
To: KC_Lion
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posted on
07/22/2020 8:36:38 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: SeekAndFind
They’re gonna have to buy US food if they want to do business. But they better be realistic about what they can get from the USA after Trump wins in Nov 3rd.
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posted on
07/22/2020 8:37:00 AM PDT
by
Bayard
To: Army Air Corps
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posted on
07/22/2020 8:38:02 AM PDT
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KC_Lion
To: SeekAndFind
OMG!!! It’s global warming! We’re all gonna die, says Greta.
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posted on
07/22/2020 8:41:58 AM PDT
by
libertylover
(Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
To: SeekAndFind
The fear is that if the Three Gorges Dam collapses, we're talking 510 million people upstream and downstream of the dam under threat. That's nearly 1/3 of the population of China.
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07/22/2020 8:43:13 AM PDT
by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
To: libertylover
We dammed up the Colorado. Mexico gets none. Take out the Hoover and turn Vegas(NV.) red
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07/22/2020 8:44:05 AM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: RayChuang88
RE: The fear is that if the Three Gorges Dam collapses, we’re talking 510 million people upstream and downstream of the dam under threat.
I dunno, we keep getting regular press releases from the Chinese government telling us not to worry as the Three Gorges Dam will hold.
To: libertylover
Send Greta over one of those gushing water jets in a barrel.
First hand report may have more clout than her screeching howls to cameras in a studio.
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07/22/2020 8:44:48 AM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
To: SeekAndFind
Let’s see how the typical shoddy Chinese construction holds up @ three gorges dam.
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07/22/2020 8:44:53 AM PDT
by
2CAVTrooper
(Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
To: SeekAndFind
I have been following this on Utube.
punch in china flooding and search today
This is a majour disaster.
China is on high alert.
Many many souls will suffer.
God help them all.
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07/22/2020 8:45:24 AM PDT
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Chickensoup
(Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
To: KC_Lion
Remain calm. All is well.
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07/22/2020 8:46:19 AM PDT
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Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: SeekAndFind
they are not saying that anymore
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07/22/2020 8:46:21 AM PDT
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Chickensoup
(Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
To: RayChuang88
This is the biggest story in the world right now. You can tell because the US media is putting it in a two-line article on page 35.
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07/22/2020 8:46:37 AM PDT
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Mr. Jeeves
([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
To: SeekAndFind
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.
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07/22/2020 8:47:34 AM PDT
by
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To: SeekAndFind
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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07/22/2020 8:47:42 AM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Screaming Eagle mom)
To: libertylover
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07/22/2020 8:48:25 AM PDT
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KC_Lion
To: SeekAndFind
If the dam holds, it will be claimed it is because of the superior construction of China.
If the dam breaks, it will be blamed on the United States.
To: Army Air Corps; KC_Lion
RE: Remain calm. All is well.
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