Flooding in China kills hundreds

  • 12 years ago
http://nma.tv | http://www.nma.com.tw China's worst floods for a decade have killed around 700 people, according to reports, and will provide the massive Three Gorges Dam with its sternest test yet. Provinces across China have recorded record high water levels after days of rain with cities lying along the Yangtze River such as Chongqing and Guangan suffering in particular. The Three Gorges Dam, built to alleviate serious flooding, recorded flow levels of 70,000m3/sec.