China continues to Explosion Dam to release floods to save the city, engulf thousands of villagers
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China continues to Explosion Dam to release floods to save the city, engulf thousands of villagers.
State-run CCTV reported that the authorities in central China detonated a dam to release the surge after it amid widespread flooding across the country that had killed many people.
The dam on the Chew River and Anhui Province was destroyed with explosives, after which the water level is expected to drop by 70 cm.
The water level in many rivers, including the Yangtze, has been unusually high this year due to torrential rains.
Blasting dams and building revetments to release water are an extreme reaction in response to China's worst flooding in recent years.
In 1998 when more than 2,000 people died and nearly 3 million homes were destroyed.
State-run CCTV reported that the authorities in central China detonated a dam to release the surge after it amid widespread flooding across the country that had killed many people.
The dam on the Chew River and Anhui Province was destroyed with explosives, after which the water level is expected to drop by 70 cm.
The water level in many rivers, including the Yangtze, has been unusually high this year due to torrential rains.
Blasting dams and building revetments to release water are an extreme reaction in response to China's worst flooding in recent years.
In 1998 when more than 2,000 people died and nearly 3 million homes were destroyed.