Extreme Levels of Flood May Cause Damage to China's Largest Dam, With 400 Million People at Risk

After the coronavirus epidemic and possible war with neighboring India, this time Xi Jinping's country China is in the grip of nature. The world's largest dam could collapse at any moment due to severe floods. Is in terrible danger. If the dam breaks, more than 400 million people in China will be at

The largest dam in the world is China's 'Three Georges'. A flood warning has already been issued near the dam. The world's largest hydropower project has been built here.

That being said, China is now in the grip of the worst floods in 70 years. This June, torrential rains are falling across southwestern and central China. Due to this continuous rain, the water of several rivers has overflowed and flooded vast areas. A few more rivers are flowing over the danger line. As a result, people along the river are being evacuated to safer places.

However, the heavy thunderstorms that started at the beginning of the monsoon, as well as the rains, will make it difficult for China to handle the situation if the rains continue for a few more weeks. It has been estimated that almost 400 million peoples life will be effected due to this disaster. The local administration has lost sleep over how to accommodate so many people at once. In the meantime, if the Three Georges Dam breaks, it will be difficult for China to handle the situation.

China's popular Global Times, however, has ruled out breaking the dam. According to the Global Times, such a report is not correct. Talked to experts. Experts have ruled out the possibility of the dam breaking in the floods.

However, according to various Chinese media reports, heavy rains have been continuing for the past few weeks. As a result, natural disasters have been declared in 24 provinces of southwestern and central China. In particular, in the vast area of the Yangtze River and the Three Georges Dam.

The world's largest hydro-electric dam was built on the Yangtze River near the city of Sandoping in China's Hubei Province. According to China's claim, the dam's power generation capacity is about 22,500 MW. The Chinese hydropower project has been in operation since July 2012. Work on the main infrastructure of the dam was completed in 2006. The dam was repeatedly objected by India, Cambodia and Bangladesh. Although the Chinese government did not take them seriously.

According to the Asian Times Financial, this is the largest flood in China since 1949. The floods have caused severe damage to the Three Georges Dam. Zhao Yunfa, deputy chief engineer of the Three Georges project, has already warned the public. He said the Three Georges Dam was no longer in a state of retention. He did not hide the fact that the dam has become dangerous due to the pressure of flood waters. He said the dam did not have the capacity to control flooding in the entire Yangtze River Basin.