Yangtze River’s flood passes Three Gorges Dam (2nd flood this year)

Yangtze River's flood passes Three Gorges Dam (1)
Yangtze River’s flood passes Three Gorges Dam (1)

Xinhua | 20-Jul-2020

Photo taken on July 19, 2020 shows floodwater being discharged from the Three Gorges Dam in central China’s Hubei Province.

Yangtze River's flood passes Three Gorges Dam (2)
Yangtze River’s flood passes Three Gorges Dam (2)

The second flood of China’s Yangtze River this year has smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam on Sunday as the inflow into the reservoir has decreased. The Three Gorges reservoir saw an inflow of 46,000 cubic meters per second at 8 p.m. Sunday, compared with a peak of 61,000 cubic meters per second, which appeared at 8 a.m. Saturday and lasted for 18 hours. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu).

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