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C.China braces for biggest flood crest of Yangtze River
www.chinanews.cn 2007-07-31 09:52:46
(Source: Xinhua)
The Three Gorges Reservoir began to release floodwater Monday noon at
48,000 cubic meters per second. The water inflow into the reservoir
measured 51,000 cubic meters per second at 8:00 a.m. due to continuous
rain in the upper reaches.(Xinhua Photo)
WUHAN, July 31 - The Three Gorges Dam is preparing to control the biggest
flood crest from the upper Yangtze River this year to protect the middle
and lower reaches as central China's Hubei province goes on high flood
alert.
The Three Gorges Reservoir began to release floodwater Monday noon at
48,000 cubic meters per second. The water inflow into the reservoir
measured 51,000 cubic meters per second at 8:00 a.m. due to continuous
rain in the upper reaches.
The inflow would reach 56,700 cubic meters per second, the peak of the
floodwater, at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, according to China Three Gorges
Corporation, the builder of the gigantic Three Gorges hydropower project.
"The Three Gorges Dam has opened 18 sluices and the water level in the
reservoir will continue to rise," said a worker with one of the dam's
operation department. "The safety of the dam will be tested."
The two-way traffic at the Three Gorges ship lock was halted at8:00 a.m.
Monday due to the floodwater.
Hubei Province, where the Three Gorges project is located, is also on
high alert.
Water levels in the 1,392-km section of the river from Yichang to Hankou
would exceed levels requiring the start of flood prevention work,
according to the Hubei flood control and drought relief headquarters.
Water levels in certain sections would reach or exceed warning levels,
the headquarters said.
The province had ordered a round-the-clock monitoring of the levees, said
Liu Youfan, vice governor of Hubei.
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