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Catastrophic crisis brewing in China. The three gorges dam on verge of collapse. Rain expected for another 7-10 days.

400 million at risk.

...... " German-Chinese hydrologist Wang Weiluo said ( Three Gorges Dam's ) design, construction, and quality inspection were all carried out by the same group of people " .....
.... " Chinese Internet users have circulated Google Earth photos showing the condition of the dam in 2009 and in 2018. " ......
Based on the warping in the satellite images,Chinese-German hydraulic engineer Wang Weiluo, who has studied the Three Gorges Dam for years,predicted that the dam would not last more than half a century from its construction. Someday in the future, the Three Gorges Dam will break.
Wang Weiluo said in his recent analysis that because the dam is composed of dozens of concrete blocks over a length of about a mile, but are not connected to the bedrock, the whole dam “has been moving since day one.”
“While some blocks moved toward the upstream direction due to the force of the water, others were moved toward downstream. But the vertical and horizontal movements are not at the same levels,” Wang wrote, explaining the cause of the deformity.
Liu Chongxi, a prominent Chinese dam expert, pointed out in a 1994 article published in the official newspaper of the Yangtze River Academy of Sciences that the Three Gorges Dam could only be used for about 50 years.
" Thousands of cracks are splintering the dam’s machinery. Its reservoir is clogged with silt, sand and trees. And the only time engineers tried to throttle up the facility completely, it shook violently financed and built by China and shorted out the national electricity grid. "
7/1/2020
7/1/2020 -

Projected rainfall 30-days near ( Three Gorges Dam )

It's not about water currently in resevoir but cumulative amounts entering streams and waterway from surrounding region.
Thursday, July 2, 2020

Changjiang Water Resources Commission Bureau of Hydrology:

Water flowing into the Three Gorges Reservoir reached 50,000 cubic meters/sec by 10am, July 2.

Discharge 35,500 cubic meters/sec.
Guizhou Province: ( Near Three Gorges Dam )

4.5 earthquake
"A standard rule of thumb is that cavitation damage will not occur at flow velocities less than about 40 feet per second at ambient pressures. As flow velocities approach this threshold, it becomes necessary to ensure that there are no offsets or discontinuities on the surfaces"
" Three Gorged Dam outflow has been around 25,000 - 35,000 cu m/sec lately.... "
Augmented Reality Technology Helps Researchers Analyze the Edenville Dam Break. On May 19, 2020, 5:46 p.m., due to heavy rains in the area, the Edenville dam in central Michigan collapsed, resulting in extensive floods in Midland and Sanford.

Length of reservoir:

(more than 600 kilometers).
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July 2, 2020. (1)
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" A community notice from #Chongqing city in China, asking residents who live below the 4th floor to prepare themselves as the flood/water lever could reach 193.38 m (same as that in 1981). In 1981, more than 15 million people were affected by the flood. "
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.. " This is pretty much why the #ThreeGorgesDam and its sisters could never really prevent flooding on the #Yangtze. There's just too much watershed upstream to do anything but lower the peaks of floods by time you get to #3GD. " ..
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.. " #ThreeGorgesDam is the biggest, but there are seven other dams upstream at higher elevations on the #Yangtze that everyone ignores. They're smaller, but are subject to the same risk from seasonally heavy rains. " ..
July 2, 2020

Rainfall Projection GFS Model: Next Six Hours
July 2, 2020

Rainfall Projection GFS Model:

Next • 300 Hours • ( 12 Days )
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(1)

[ * Censored Government Reports * ]

The most disturbing account of the disaster to be published during the late 1980s was the following brief passage, which appeared in a 1987 volume titled "On Macro-Decision Making in the Three Gorges Project".
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In the great Yangtze floods of 1954,as we know, 30,000 people died.Situated on the upper reaches of the Huaihe River in Wuyang County,Henan Province,the reservoirs behind the Banqiao Dam & Shimantan Dam had a total water-holding capacity of only 600 million cubic meters.
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In an accident which occurred there in August 1975, the sudden and violent escape of this water resulted in the deaths of approximately 230,000 people...
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The eight authors of the article Qiao Peixin, Sun Yueqi, Lin Hua, Qian Jiaju, Wang Xingrang, Lei Tianjue, Xu Chi and Lu Qinkan are all leading opponents of the Three Gorges dam and among China's top elite of experts on water-conservancy science and technology.
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In 1987, all were either vice-chairmen, standing-committee members or regular members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (cppcc), the highest government advisory body in the land. As such, they presumably had access to internal government documents ...
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..on the 1975 Henan dam disasters (including perhaps the confidential Huai River Water Resources Committee report of March 1979.) The eight experts went on to draw a telling comparison between the events of 1975 and ....
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...the overall potential for damage posed by the government's latest megaproject: The Three Gorges flood-prevention reservoir area will have a maximum water-storage capacity of between 22 and 27 billion cubic meters.
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[ i.e., approximately forty times greater than that of the Banqiao and Shimantan reservoirs combined ]....If a disaster like the one which struck the Banqiao Reservoir were ever to occur in the case of the Three Gorges dam for example, a sudden, high-technology ...
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... air strike such as that launched by the United States against Libya in 1986 then a giant torrent of anywhere between 200,000 and 300,000 cubic meters of water per second would come cascading straight down toward the cities of Wuhan and Changsha. ..
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Some months after the horrifying events of August 1975, Qian Zhengying delivered the keynote speech to a national conference on dam and reservoir safety that convened in Zhengzhou, the Henan provincial capital.
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Responsibility for the collapse of the Banqiao and Shimantan dams lies with the Ministry of Water Resources, and I personally must shoulder the principal responsibility for what has happened.
We did not do a good job.
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What she failed to say is that, as Chen Xing had pointed out twenty years earlier, the dominant policy of stressing water storage to the detriment of drainage work was bound inevitably to result in destruction of the hydrological environment.
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The result was that for the next decade and more, the old policy of blocking rivers and putting up dams was pursued as blithely as ever before. And then, in 1993, we even had another fine fellow jumping up and slapping his chest, saying ....
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"If anything goes wrong, I'll be responsible."

The author of the remark referred to by Yi was none other than Lu Youmei, chairman of the Three Gorges Project Development Corporation, the government established body ...
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.. which will oversee the entire construction and future operation of the Three Gorges Dam.
Information gathered from:

THE THREE GORGES DAM IN CHINA: Forced Resettlement, Suppression of Dissent and Labor Rights Concerns

hrw.org/reports/1995/C…
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This video shows how powerful the flooding has become in Chongqing China...

It's been raining for almost an entire month, really heavy downpour over the last few days. The forecast calls for even more rain for the next three/four weeks.

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Guizhou Province • Better recording of strange sound emanating from the ground. Many have hypothesized a precursor for massive earthquake

" The South China block is located at the intersection of the Eurasian, Pacific and Indian Plates "
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Risk of Flood Assessment: Dam Collapse
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Reference Maps - Topography
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Reference Maps - Yangtaze
Yunnan China
Wuhan China
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This video was taken on July 6th...

7th day in a row they are discharging water from three gorges dam. Downstream cities like Wuhan are flooding as it continues raining across central China.

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Cubic Meter = 1,000 Liters = 2,200LB

Discharging = " 55,000 Cubic Meters " per second. 👇
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" Transport links and water and power supplies in the city of 10 million. The Chinese premier has called upon local authorities across the country to be prepared for further downpours. "

bbc.com/news/amp/world…
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GFS Model: The area surrounding Yangtze river will be inundated with rain across central China. Added onto water being discharged from three gorges dam plus region already experiencing massive flooding.

July 7 - July 12

July 7 - July 23
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Pictures taken along Yangtze River in Wuhan China. This is down stream from three gorges dam that has been discharging 55,000 cubic meters per second of water. Plus heavy rains across this region...

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The increasingly severe weather situation has prompted authorities to discharge water from various dams and reservoirs..
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Xin’anjiang dam in eastern China, for instance, has opened its floodgates to discharge water as the water levels reached a meter above the peak warning level. The last time it discharged its water reservoir was nine years ago.

theglobalherald.com/news/xinanjian…
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Video from Xin'anjiang Reservoir Emergency Discharge

The Hangzhou authorities have issued a "flood blue warning" for the Lanjiang River basin, a tributary of the Qiantang River.

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The Xin'an River Reservoir has opened all nine of its spillways to lower the crest of local floods Wednesday morning. This is the second time all the spillways have been opened since the reservoir's completion in 1959. The first time was in 1966 for a test run.
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Zhejiang has been ravaged by waves of concentrated rainfall for over a month, with the accumulated precipitation of the Xin'an River area reaching 924.37 mm, 131.7 percent more than the previous average.

xinhuanet.com/english/2020-0…
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This thread below illustrates ( multiple videos ) the amazing construction taking place in Shanghai Tower, China... 😬

.... " Construction of the massive Three Gorges Dam in China began in 1994 " .... 🤔🤔

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[ Evacuations In China ]

BaiYange Reservoir in HuangGang City of Hubei rose to dangerous levels, and the dam began to slide and to show signs of deformation, putting over 620 square miles at risk. reservoir was built in 1958.

theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/evacua…
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Wuhan 4 p.m. July 10, 2020

If Yangzte keeps rising the city could be inundated with flood waters.

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Good satellite reference for video posted above this tweet. It shows how large beach was, you can see the bridge in background.

@WLaowai8
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This satellite image also shows recent flooding in Wuhan. What's interesting when you zoom in they use older imaging removing flooding in Wuhan.

@WLaowai8 .
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They are also hiding detail pictures across all satellite imaging software of three gorges dam. Google Earth, Microsoft ZoomEarth, even EarthExplorer.usgs.gov

👇 E.E.usgs.gov Zooming in it changes dramatically
Some have said it's CGI ( A.I. ) that's changing haphazard but if you visit these websites the images are satellite imaging until you zoom in. Then it's manipulated.. !!

The quality shown from previous satellite images they are very detailed. They have no excuse for manipulating
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(Reuters) Chinese province of Jiangxi issued its highest flood warning. The level of the lake was rising at an unprecedented pace and had reached 22.65 metres by 9 p.m. Saturday, above the record in 1998

mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…
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" ....Poyang Lake the Yangtze River Commission is starting to flood storage area application preparation program .... "
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The embankment break at Poyang Lake is just the tip of the iceberg of the nationwide floods. Located in Jiangxi Province, is the largest freshwater lake in China.

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( 1 ) - " China’s dams “are like ticking time bombs”: beset by disaster, flaws, poor construction, neglect, and fraud. " Southern Weekend (one of China’s premier investigative news agencies - 2011)
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( 2 ) - .... " On June 18, 2011, about three hundred leading experts in China’s water resources and hydropower industry gathered in Yichang, Chinese National Committee on Large Dams " ....
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( 3 ) - .. " Zhou Jianping, chief of the China Hydropower Engineering Consulting Group, showed the audience about ten photos of different dam accidents. These images, never before disclosed, shocked the general audience " ..
( 4 ) - " In his speech to the conference, Zhou Jianping concluded that the accidents were the result of low standards, including inadequately prepared surveys, unscientific design and construction plans, mismanaged construction, absence of quality control and supervision,...
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( 5 ) - ......and even fraud in building materials. All of these factors have contributed to the poor quality of dam projects and compromised the safety of dams. "
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( 6 ) - " Concrete defects have been found in the shiplock of the Three Gorges dam project. In fact, according to a 2006 survey of Three Gorges, 733 cracks, with a total length of 4,688 meters, ....
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( 7 ) - ... on both the eastbound and westbound channels of the shiplock, have leaked water. But, the survey said, these cracks were subsequently repaired in order to meet the design requirements “through professional treatment. "
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( 8 ) - .. " more than half of China’s reservoirs were built between 1950 and 1980, most under conditions known as “building while investigating, and building while designing.” These circumstances led to low standards and poor quality construction.
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( 9 ) .. " There were a total of 3,481 dam collapse incidents in the 50 years from 1954 to 2003.China has become concerned about dam safety and has repaired and reinforced 9,225 poorly constructed and dangerous reservoirs - ( 2003 )
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( 10 ) - .. " The Chinese government has at last admitted publicly that the Three Gorges Dam project is troubled by water pollution, has negatively impacted the surrounding environment, has created geological hazards " ..
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( 11 ) - .. " According to Dai Qing’s colleague in Toronto, Patricia Adams, Executive Director of Probe International, one of the gravest concerns is the increase in seismic activity induced by the dam: ...
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( 12 ) .... at least 3,429 earthquakes have been registered in the Three Gorges valley since impoundment of the reservoir began in June 2003, with the largest registering a magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale. (From 2003-2009)
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( 13 ) - " The phenomena of reservoir-induced seismicity is well known and has already occurred at 19 dam sites in China, 15 of which have geological conditions similar to Three Gorges. "
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( 14 ) - Dam Safety Analysis by Philip B. Williams, Ph.D., P.E.

" One of the most important structural design criteria for a dam is the estimation of ground acceleration in the event of what is termed the maximum credible earthquake (MCE). "
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( 15 ) - For the Three Gorges design, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake occurring on a fault 17 kilometres away is used for structural analysis.There are substantial uncertainties in the selection of the MCE and in the prediction of ground accelerations
( 16 ) - CYJV uses a ground acceleration factor only one-third the value that would be used in a reasonably prudent design. CYJV’s use of these values effectively results in the most optimistic interpretation possible of likely ground accelerations due to earthquakes. "
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( 17 ) - " CYJV recognizes that the weight of the water in a large reservoir can initiate earthquakes. However, in developing ground acceleration design criteria, CYJV uses only historical records of earthquakes...
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( 18 ) - ..which means that the design accelerations selected are likely too low and/or would occur more frequently than expected. In addition, there appears to be substantial uncertainty about the movement of the most important of these faults. "
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( 19 ) - " The treatment of reservoir-induced seismicity (RIS) is cursory and does not acknowledge the serious potential for structural damage, property damage and loss of life downstream that could occur..
( 20 ) Information gathered from:

Damming the Three Gorges -

What Dam Builders Don’t Want You To Know.
By: U.S. hydrologist Philip Williams
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( 21 ) Information gathered from:

Prove International:

( At the bottom of this article contains many more links in green. I copy and pasted word for word )

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journal.probeinternational.org/2011/05/19/sta…
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Wuhan, Hankou China

After this video was post updated information three hours later that this bridge is now submerged. It looks as if the city will be flooded.

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Updated photos from Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake in Jiangxi Province.
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I will post documentary next that discussed major issue when dam constructed. The silt that builds up behind dam would some day cause major flooding upstream !!

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This documentary from Discovery Channel has great information and detailed pictures from the construction of Three Gorges Dam. One major problem discussed was silt accumulation ...

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( 1 ) - The [ Three Gorges ] region has many continental plates that formed this mountain range making it susceptible to future earthquakes...
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Monday, July 13, 2020

" Dam in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China has burst "

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Location of Jiangxi Province, with collapsed dam..
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Yangtze River Basin has reached its second highest level since 1961, with nearly 38 million people affected in 27 provinces across the country. On (July 13), Jiangxi suffered the largest flood in a century..

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Hankou is a branch of the Yangtze River and a tributary near the center of Wuhan. @WLaowai8

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The economic impact will be massive, the destruction of farmland catastrophic.

China's global debt-to-GDP = 320% per (IIF). This constrained PBoC Covid response with inclusive financial system and capital controls they are up against wall.
2/- With the USA threatening / rumors speaking toward removing of USD liquidity ( Hong Kong ) via S.W.I.F.T. you might see China drop USD peg, yuan-renminbi would crash along with global economy.

Almost every balance sheet across globe drowning in debt. Personal, Sovereigns..
3/- The " Global Economic Recovery " is laughable..

The private global central banking cartel holding this thing together with smoke and mirrors. They can and will crash this in the very near future. Many, many economies, currencies already tumbling across the world. Paper Tiger
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The real issue confronting China today the ( Tibetan Plateau ) continues being inundated by rain. This mountainous region is starting location for Yangtze River many smaller streams and rivers also feed into Yangtze..

July 14th 👇
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The forecast for upper Yangtze ( Lhasa Tibet ) solid rain for another ( 19 Days !!!! )

You will see horrific destruction continue because the ground across central China already saturated...
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Looks like Poyan Lake -
( Jiangxi Province - China )

3,500 square kilometers
Average depth - 8.4 meters (28 ft)
Max. depth - 25.1 meters (82 ft)
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China has experienced six earthquakes within the last seventy-two hours, one even reaching a magnitude of 5.1
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Many reports over the last week of the Chinese media denying and downplaying flooding that's devastating multiple provinces.

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The iconic building seen on the river the Huangni Mountain Lighthouse. The first lighthouse of the Yangtze River is almost submerged by water, which can be adjusted, but here is the lower reaches of the Yangtze River estuary.

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Nanjing, China the second largest city in the East China. Equidistant between Wuhan upstream and Shanghai downstream...

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... " Guanyin Pavilion in Ezhou, Hubei, the only building in the Yangtze River. With nearly 800 years of history, it has experienced countless flooding shocks, and it has not fallen " ...

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Quote: " Flood of Lake Yangyang in Jiangxi Province at 1 am on July 12th, the water level at the Hoshiko Hydrological Observatory exceeded the water level of 2,52 meters at the time of the 1998 flood, and exceeded the highest water level ever recorded. "
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Quote: "Floods in the Yangtze River basin, Lake Yangyang, China's largest freshwater lake in southeastern Jiangxi Province, recorded the highest water level in observation history on July 12. The dike collapsed within the province. "
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.... " Guanyin Pavilion in Ezhou, Hubei, the only building in the Yangtze River. With nearly 800 years of history " ...

Reference Images for height of flood waters:
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Please ( Re-Tweet )

The CCP/ [ Communist Chinese Party] solution to the flood ???? Is to open the local dam and flood rural fields or small towns...

Time Stamp: Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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Updated Weather Satellite:

Origination point Yangtze River Tibetan Plateau
July 15 -
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" ..Three Gorges and other major dam projects could even make flooding worse, warns Fan Xiao. " the detriment of the area’s rivers and lakes to naturally regulate flooding, all play a part ..."

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journal.probeinternational.org/2020/07/14/flo…
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Yuehan Wharf in Wuhan Hankou -

( Man-Made ) dam is leaking. Watch the entire video water leaking from stairways and pillars. This is twelve feet above street level.

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Wednesday, July 15 👇

Three Gorges Dam forced into releasing more water downstream!!! Looks like Wuhan city of 11 million will be flooded..

Cubic Meter = [ 1,000 Liters ] = 2,200LB

Discharging = [ 30,900 Cubic Meters ] - per secnd
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Qinghai Province: July 15th

Li Jia Gorge Dam, upstream of the Yellow River.

The Li Jia Dam has been releasing water daily preparing for peak inflow.
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Heavy rains once again across Yangtze River and central China...
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Internal Document: July 11, 2020

" Flow of the Yangtze River has exceeded 80,000 cubic meters per second. It is expected to exceed 90,000 cubic meters per second. The situation is extremely critical. "
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Average elevation of Wuhan City: 21 to 27 meters.

Wuhan Yangtze River has reached 28.76 meters...
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July 16, 2020:

Over the last 48hrs the propaganda department of GDP issued a notice in stipulating that media is not allowed to talk about the news of the flood.
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Credit = @PhilObenshain
Lhasa region (Tibet plateu)
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Credit = Kaal @TheLyingLama_1

( 2 ) -

Three Gorges Dam: July 16th

Inflow 48,000 cubic meter /second into reservoir.
Outflow 32,500 cubic meter / second downstream.

( * Cubic Meter = [ 1,000 Liters ] = 2,200LB )
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Wanzhou District, Chongqing - July 16th

Total disaster unfolding across China, Wuhan is next.

They will need humanitarian aid from many countries large swaths of farmland destroyed.

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Sanmenkyo Dam: Henan Province, China

Discharging water downstream has started on yellow river.
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July 16th

The Yangtze River / central China continues being inundated with rain....
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Per: ( Yangtze Hydrology Network )

Three Gorges Dam - July 17 Inflow expected:
50,000 cubic meters per / second.

July 21st, the dam reservoir estimated:
Highest level this year / 12 months
Forced into ( MAX ) discharge for ( Days )
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Taihu Lake and/or ( Lake Tai )

West of Shanghai [ Now: Urgent Alert Issued ]

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Changjiang Water Resources Commission is increasing water discharge from the Three Gorges reservoir. Video interview.

cctvplus.com/news/20200717/…
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(1) -

" China's well-known water conservancy engineering expert Huang Wanli's son, the University of Maryland mechanical doctor Huang Guanhong said, because the Three Gorges Reservoir is a narrow reservoir ....
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( 2 ) -

.....when the upstream from the Jinsha River in Chongqing down a lot of flow, the tail of the reservoir "up lifted up", may flood Chongqing, if the flood and encounter the summer water, downstream Wuhan may be flooded. "
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" Huang Guanhong, the son of Huang Wanli, a well-known Chinese water conservancy engineering expert, said in an interview with the ( New Tang People ) that his father, Huang Wanli, opposed the dam construction ...
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....at the Three Gorges Dam Construction Review Meeting because the main stream of rivers in Chongqing and Wuhan was "not allowed to build", even if it could not prevent the summer tide .....
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... which was the biggest defect in the design of the Three Gorges Reservoir. "
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" Huang Guanhong said that the Three Gorges Reservoir is 600 kilometers long, the width of the average is only one kilometer, is a narrow reservoir, the reservoir head in the Three Gorges Dam, the end of the reservoir ....
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.... in Chongqing and Jialing River mouth, when the upstream from the Jinsha River in Chongqing down a large flow, very rapid flow in, the reservoir is difficult to hold such a huge amount of water, ...
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... so the tail of the reservoir is to "turn up (up and down). "
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" Huang Guanhong said that the water level of the Three Gorges Dam must not exceed 150 meters, because " do not know how big tomorrow from Chongqing side down tens of thousands of cubic meters of water per second ",
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... if the water level of the Three Gorges Dam rose to 157 meters, it is absolutely unbearable; "
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" Huang Guanhong said that the main streets are flooded into the water town of Zeguo, on behalf of the water in Jinshan, can also be said to be Chongqing is finished, "but you want to protect Chongqing, ...
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( 12 ) -

... the dam before the water level, from 150 you down, how to drop? " More water, more water, if Wuhan side is also large water, summer is also big water, then Wuhan will be flooded, so stretched. "
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#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 13 ) -

" When asked about the Three Gorges Dam, there isn't much flood control? "Yes, my father has long said that dams are not allowed on the main stream of rivers in two big cities, " Mr Huang said.....
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 14 ) -

...But he also believes that the Three Gorges Dam still has a positive effect, " it will cut the peak, it will cut that flood peak to you ",but .." dare not put more than 40,000 seconds of cubic spills ....
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 15 ) -

... in the Three Gorges Dam, now only 35,000. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 16 ) -

" Huang Guanhong also lamented that the Three Gorges Dam has its efficacy, spend so much money has efficacy, but the environmental damage, flooded land, siltation, and other secondary (indirectly caused) disasters, ...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 17 ) -

.... which caused the downstream water discharge caused by the disaster is very serious. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 17, 2020

( 18 ) - Information Gathered From:

" Chinese experts exposed the big flaw: either flooded Chongqing or flooded Wuhan. "

news.ltn.com.tw/amp/news/world…
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 16th 2020

( 1 ) -

The Hydrology Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission continues to issue orange warnings for floods.

The Hydrology Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission ...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 2 ) -

... will issue blue warnings for floods in the Three Gorges Reservoir from July 16, 2020. Orange warnings for floods in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Chenglingji, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, and Shuiyang River. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

Yellow River - July 17, 2020
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 1 ) -

" Anhui Province meteorological department released a message that as of 5 pm local time on July 16th, the southern part of Anhui Province and to the north, heavy rain, local areas appeared heavy rain...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 2 ) -

.... More than 50 mm ( 2 inches ) of rain fell at ( 949 ) rain stations in 24 hours. According to Anhui Province on July 15 at 9 p.m. issued the No. 9 notice, the Yangtze River No. 1 HongFeng has passed through ...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 3 ) -

... the River section of Anhui Province. The current main stream of the Yangtze River in Anhui Province is still the entire line of super-vigilant water level. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 4 ) -

" In addition, on July 16, Beijing time 6:00, Chongqing Kaizhou District, Dunhao town, three landslides occurred, resulting in 2 deaths, four people lost their links. Chongqing Meteorological Station on the July 16th ...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 5 ) -

.. at 10 o'clock issued a "rainstorm orange warning signal", affected by rainfall, it is expected that the next 8 hours in Chongqing Kaizhou District Donghe Hot Spring Station will be a significant rising water, ...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 6 ) -

....the highest water level will be 0.5 to 1.0 meters above the alert level, a rise of 4.3 to 4.8 meters. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 7 ) -

" According to China's domestic media reported on July 17th, July 17-19, Hubei Province from west to east will have a new round of heavy rainfall. After the new round of heavy rainfall, Liangzi Lake, Changhu, Honghu, ...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 8 ) -

... Axe Lake, and other five lakes are facing severe situation. According to the study, at present, the Yangtze River embankment high water level operation is continuous, we need to pay close attention and supervision ...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 9 ) -

... to the Jiujiang section of the embankment risk situation. In terms of the five lakes, the water level of The Long Lake was 33.26 meters, 0.26 meters above the guarantee, 0.17 meters lower than the 15th, the water...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 10 ) -

.... level slowly decreased, the situation improved. The high water level of Axe Lake continued to run and did not continue to rise. The water level of Honghu lake is high, close to the highest level in history, ....
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 11 ) -

... the maintenance time is long, and the ability to drain the flood is limited, which cannot be effectively alleviated for the time being. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Chongqing

At 7 pm on July 17, the water level of Chongqing's Yangtze River was 177.5 meters, which was three meters short of flooding the Chaotianmen Gate.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan
#YellowRiver

Wuhan Hongfeng, which has a larger flood control emergency response upgrade. Now the water surface is 2 meters higher than the road in the urban area.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

Lijiang, China July 17, 2020.

Yangtze River
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 17, 2020

Upper regions of Yangtze River being hit with heavy rains.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 17, 2020

Yangtze River Ministry of Water Resources: Issues a blue flood alert for the Three Gorges reservoir -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 17, 2020

Huaihe River Flood No. 1 Upgrade:
- Issues Yellow Flood Warning -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 17, 2020

Ministry of Water Resources starts emergency flood prevention. Basin flooding Taihu Lake Yangtze River Delta, third largest freshwater lake in China with surface area of 2,338 kilometers near Shanghai -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 18, 2020

Wuhan and majority of Yangtze River Basin seeing a torrent of rain, unfold now ....
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

Extremely heavy downpour...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

Three Gorges Dam has risen 5 meters ( 16 Feet ) in 35 hours. 50,000 cubic meters per second entering reservoir.

( * Cubic Meter = [ 1,000 Liters ] = 2,200LB )

[ Reservoir - 660km in length 1.2 km wide ]
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 17, 2020

" Yangtze River Basin triggered ( emergency state ).

Wuhan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang announced red rainstorm warnings.Flooding many towns,factories, supply chain is being significantly damaged. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 17, 2020 - Enshi City, Hubei Province

Unbelievable video...
Brings unfolding disaster into context click on original link and turn on volume.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

Lu'an City, Anhui Province - Changjiang

Started flooding 24 hours ago..

( 1 of 3 ) -

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

Enshi City, Hubei Province

Water level of the Qingjiang River, a first-level tributary of the Yangtze River flowing through the urban area, skyrocketed, 50 mm ( 2 inches ) more of rain expected.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 1 ) -

Once in a hundred years?
Why have I met me several times in my lifetime?

"Once in a hundred years" "once in 50 years", such a word you must be no stranger to, may even wonder:
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 2 ) -

" Designing flood is a concept to evaluate the degree of engineering safety risk. During the engineering design phase, the scale of the project must be determined with both engineering safety and economic viability.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 3 ) -

..the natural risks that pose a threat to engineering safety include earthquakes, storms, lightning, rainstorms, floods, and so on. For reservoirs, embankments, bridges, docks, and so on,which we are familiar with..
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 4 ) -

..in order to meet their functionality and safety, it is necessary to be able to withstand a certain level of flooding. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 5 ) -

" But the problem is here again. Why don't we just use the historical ranking of floods as a standard? Isn't that more intuitive? Indeed, in the early days, the scale of water conservancy projects was calculated ..
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 6 ) -

.. and treated as a design flood standard based on the large floods that have actually occurred in history. But history is too long, and our observations of floods are relatively short, so people began to describe..
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 7 ) -

..the probability of a certain magnitude of flooding (hydro-likely) the probability of a flood, "N-year design flood" appeared. When we say "one hundred years of design flood", in fact, it is said that in a ..
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 8 ) -

..very long and long historical period, an average of 100 years can occur no less than this magnitude of the flood, this "magnitude" can be the flood peak flow, or flood volume. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 9 ) -

" The probability of happening in 100 years and only happening once is 37%, The probability of 2 occurrences is 18.5%, The probability of 3 occurrences is 6.1%. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 10 ) -

" This year, the water system of Poyang Lake, Lujiang River and other basins have occurred super-historical flood, the initial evaluation period of the re-emergence period is more than 50 years; Hankou Hydrological..
( 11 )

.. Station measured the maximum flood volume of 60 days ranked first in 1954. Hankou Station from 1922 began to monitor and statistics of the maximum flood time period, so far nearly 100 years, can this be estimated from this 1954 recurrence period of about 100 years?..
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

( 12 )

" Just like Real Madrid and Barcelona play three games, Real Madrid having won two games, we can not judge real Madrid's winning rate of 66.7%. "
( 13 ) -

" As the measured series is extended, the sample capacity changes, the design of floods needs to be constantly revised, and the regional climate, the trend changes in the surface conditions and human influences (such as construction of reservoirs on rivers ..
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

( 14 ) -

..to store water) will lead to changes in the hydrological situation, flooding as a typical hydrological characteristics, its recurrence will naturally change, at that time, it will be re-calculated design frequency. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

Wuhan has another large storm heading it's direction.

West and central Yangtze River Basin inundated with rain...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

Local officials placing heavy equipment on this bridge so it will not wash away... 🤔

Yunnan Province:
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

Jinsha River, a primary tributary of the upper Yangtze River.

July 17, 2020
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

Wuhan just issued first rainstorm warning of the year regarding HongFeng / Yangtze River. This was from phone alert just sent -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

Yunnan Province: Dehong Dai Jingpo Prefecture Yingjiang County

Jinsha River, a primary tributary of the upper Yangtze River.

July 18, 2020

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

Yongxiu, Jiangxi Province:
Poyang Lake

Water now four meters ( 13. 1 Feet ) locals angry area sacrificed for larger cities downstream.

Furniture, homes now worthless, farmlands destroyed.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 18, 2020
Three Gorges Dam: Alert Issued

Largest flood waters this season now reaching Three Gorges Dam. Flow now exceeding 60,000 cubic meters per second.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 18, 2020

Ministry of Water Resources / China Meteorological Administration issued meteorological warnings for orange flash flood disasters -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 18, 2020

Anhui Province:
Emergency Flood Now ( Level - #1 )
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 18, 2020

Jiangsu Province: Yangzhou

Warning Level " Red " - Yangtze / Yizheng just broke the highest level ever recorded.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan
#Beijing

July 18, 2020

Beijing holding rescue / disposal drills to improve capabilities -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 18, 2020

Jiangxi Province:

The [ Yongxiu Dam ] now * inoperable * the Qingjiang River can't drain out.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 18, 2020

Jiangsu Provincial Department of Water Resource:

Alert - ( Upgrade Red Warning )
Nanjing station on the Yangtze River rose to 10.26 meters [ 33 Feet ].

Breaking record of 10.22 meters from - 1954 -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

Ancient irrigation system ( 256 BC ) Dujiangyan City, Sichuan, China, still in use today. The system's infrastructure develops on Minjiang River, the longest tributary of the Yangtze.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

Yangtze River's second flood peak this year now crossing into / out of Three Gorges Dam.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

Three Gorges Reservoir is 22.15 billion cubic meters, while the upstream water in the flood season is as high as 300 billion cubic meters.Reason behind massive flooding during peak then forced into discharging
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

Three Gorges Reservoir:

MAX height of 175 meters / 40 billion cubic meters.

Total Now: 164.3 meters

Inflows: Official 61000 cubic meters per second
= 2.5 billion cubic meters ( per day )

Few more days...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

The Xinhua News Agency:

Quote: " Three Gorges Dam recognized “displacement, seepage, deformation, etc.” Also known as dam displacement, seepage, deformation, etc. are within the normal range. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

Rain Projections:
Yushu Prefecture -
Western Yangtze and / or ( Jinsha River )
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

Rain Projections:
Kunming, Yunnan Prefecture-
Western Yangtze and / or ( Jinsha River )
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

Rain Projections:
Yichang, Hubei Province

Western / Central Yangtze River
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

( 4 ) * Fixed *
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

( 11 ) -

So ....The ( official ) data released daily by " CPC " regarding what Three Gorges Dam is discharging...
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Wuhan

July 19, 2020

( 8 ) - * Fixed
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 20, 2020

Wuhan. Looks like the water has receded from previous position by 8ft -10ft over the last five days. Good news for city, three gorges dam just started discharging, takes a few days to reach Wuhan.

@WLaowai8
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 20, 2020

Quanjiao, Anhui:
Chuhe River implemented [ Blasting Flood ] release
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 20, 2020

Dongdaxu Anhui Province:

FloodGates Opened:

68,000 acres + of cultivated farmland will be submerged.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#Yellow River

July 20, 2020

Alert:Yellow River has [ second flood ] of 2020
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 20, 2020

Wangjiaba chutes opened diverting floodwaters towards Mengwa buffer zone, home to nearly 200,000.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 21, 2020

Good reference map for Yangtze River as new storm system enters from Tibetan Plateau / Western China.

Many tributaries flow into Yangtze

( 1 ) -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 21, 2020

Large swaths of farmland, homes, automobiles, already destroyed but rebuilding in flood prone regions questionable...

Wuwei City, Anhui Province:

The global trade started contracting in Q1 2019.

Then ( Economic Sudden Stop ) engulfed many economies triggered massive unemployment. The economic recovery data being issued across the globe is 100% BullShit.The recovery in global equity markets is artificial, masking ( macro )
90% of global balance sheets are underwater.

The world is swimming in debt, with the consumption / production collapse weighted against debt obligations global depression unfolding. A economic depression is driven by change of ( mindset ). People start paying down debt...
Unfortunately our current economic system ( model ) needs expansion of debt and consumption driving production. The global central banks are ( filling this void ) now but with consumption / production collapse its only a matter of time until reality sets in.
With preexisting credit / debt obligations this drives most everyone into situation of repairing balance sheets ( new normal ).

This places ( everyone ) into precarious position, when the privately owned central banking consortium decided they are pulling support, game over.
Within this construct many, many asset valuation assumptions become warped.Many home, automobiles, businesses built upon debt / credit assumptions of continued expansion. Basically, you owe money on assets 30-60% over valuations.

Global Depression replayed like 1929-40 underway.
You already have currencies crashing across Middle East, South America many economies tumbling downwards. Nobody is stopping what currently unfolding, not China, not USA.

The t.v. is telling you recovery but the truth is on the ground. Hawaiian tourism down ( 90% ) yr/yr.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 21, 2020

Huagang Toll Station in Feixi County, Hefei City, Anhui Province, the accumulated water reaches the roof.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 21, 2020

Anhui Province, Chaohu: ( 42 Feet ) 13.36 meters
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 21, 2020

Anhui Province:
Wangjiaba, a hydrological station on the Huai River has waters climbing above -.22 meters / ( 8 inches ) above
" guaranteed " level.

Brigade of the 71st Army heading to Wangjiaba.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 21, 2020

Jiangxi Province:

Early estimate floods have caused more than 7 million people to suffer direct economic losses of 20.73 billion yuan.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 21, 2020

Jingzhou, Hubei Province:

Honghu Lake ( 348 Square Miles ) - Has reached the highest level ever recorded.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 21, 2020

Historic Shandong Province: - 3 Alerts issued -

July 22nd ( early a.m. China ). Heavy rains in 8 cities in coastal Shandong may have flash floods along the lower reaches of the Yellow River.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 21, 2020

Hubei Province, Enshi:

Alert Issued after massive landslide -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 21, 2020

Anhui Province: Lujiang County

Excavators on-site attempting to work on embankment one pushed into rushing waters intentionally.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 22, 2020

( 1 ) -

[ Impounding - Filling of Reservoir / Rain ] - has large impact on slope failures:

The first major rock landslide at Three Gorges Dam the Qianjiangping occurred July 13, 2003 after initial filling 135 meters
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 22, 2020

( 2 ) -

With the reservoir water level rising, the toe of the slope was gradually submerged in reservoir water and the strength of rock mass submerged by reservoir water decreased due to water-rock interaction.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 22, 2020

( 3 ) -

The rock slide was 50 km away from the Three Gorges Dam. The highest wave generated by the landslide was 39 m ( 128 Feet ).
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 22, 2020

( 4 ) -

[ Impounding Process - Filling of Reservoir / Rain ]

Before rock slide and slope failure at Three Gorges Dam.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 22, 2020

( 5 ) -

Rainfall reached 162 mm within 22 days before the occurrence of the rock slide.

From May 27 to June 10, 2003, the water level rose from 90 to 135 m and then was maintained at 135 m to June 21.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 22, 2020

( 6 ) -

Rock mass at the toe of the slope is weakened by the reservoir water, which is very detrimental to the stability. Rainfall infiltrated rapidly into the slope as toe is uplifted by rising waters from reservoir
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 22, 2020

( 7 ) -

The groundwater table in the lower part of the slope rises with the increase in the reservoir. After heavy rainfall, the groundwater will rapidly discharge into the reservoir weakening the slope.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 22, 2020

( 1 ) -

Continued heavy looding along the Yellow River has forced increases discharge rate at multiple dams upstream.

Shionabekyo Dam
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 22, 2020

( 2 ) -

On July 21st, the water level rose quickly at the reservoir of the Liu Jiakyo Dam forcing rapid discharge.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 22, 2020

( 3 ) -

Emergency measures for preventing flood damage were issued July 20, the flow rate of 3320 cubic meters per second was observed at the Huanghe Lanzhou Hydrotheous Observatory in Gansu Province.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

Wangjia Fuyang the mainstream of Huaihe River has opened the floodgates. 29.66 meters were observed exceeding the upper limit level of the embankment.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

( 1 ) -

China's Huaihe River has been hit by heavy rains for days, the water level continues to rise rapidly, the conservancy department issued a red alert on July 20th.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

( 2 ) -

The Yangtze River has experienced its worst flooding in 60 years, with the Huaihe River also now on alert.

Huaihe River Basin -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

( 3 ) -

Ministry of Water Resources also issued an early warning on the evening of the 20th, declaring the Yellow River with No. 2 flood. The flow reached 3000 cubic meters per second.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

Anhui Province: Huaihe River Basin -

The Mengwa flood storage area was established in 1953 [ 180.4 square kilometers ].

With 200,000 residents.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

( 1 ) -

Alert: Enshi Flood Control Headquarters in Hubei issued the latest warning yesterday that a landslide occurred forming a barrier lake, warned of the danger of dam failure.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

( 2 ) -

A tributary of the Yangtze River, the country's longest waterway, in the city of Enshi Miao Autonomous Prefecture, threatens nearby villages and the city further downstream.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

( 3 ) -

Local authorities now claim " Gush of water from upstream tore through the upper side of the barriers Tuesday morning, reducing the risk of a dam breach "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

( 4 ) -

Yet. ... local authorities have been evacuating residents from near the barrier lake and downstream areas.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

( 5 ) - Recap:

They are claiming " Gush of Water " moved this stone filled landslide ...👇
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

This landslide was near Three Gorges Dam tributary of Yangtze River. Searching for more data -
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

Enshi is known as ( Grand Canyon of China ).

Getting equipment on-site may be a problem.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Nagqu City, Nyima.

( South Western China / Tibet ) border region.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

Good thread below regarding CCP / CPC
( Communist China ) lying about Three Gorges Dam.

The Reservoir and Discharge data issued daily completely falsified.

From my earlier post, this is from state of the art modelling software regarding Three Gorges Dam plugging in 1981 flood data most likely used by engineers onsite.

*** Yangtze River has experienced its worst flooding in 60 years ( since 1960 ) per Ministry of Water Resources
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

From a week ago, this [ internal document ] was introduced that stated the inflow into Three Gorges Dam was between 80,000-90,000 cubic meters per second.

Now revisit modelling software
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

( IMO ) - Three Gorges Dam discharging over 80,000 cubic meters per second during peak floods.

176,000,000LB's of water per second.

( * Cubic Meter = [ 1,000 Liters ] = 2,200LB )
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver
#HuaiheRiver

July 22, 2020

Spillways Scheduling:

Flood Control of Three Gorges Dam - ( using projection from 1981 flood input data )

[ *** The flooding of Yangtze River / Three Gorges Dam exceeds 1981 ]
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 23, 2020

Recap: CCP Admits the Three Gorges Dam Deformed

Now on live feed of Three Gorges Dam overnight something dislodged from the dam. Looking for more confirmation but the audio feed is also indicating issues.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 23, 2020

( 1 ) -

Live feed of Three Gorges Dam but it's nighttime in China. Still releasing massive amounts of water, the water in reservoir is very high this continuation could explain stress.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 23, 2020

( 2 ) -

The water in reservoir roughly 35 meters - ( 115 feet ) above warning level of 145 metets. This stress against coupled with continued discharging and the silt. Per the software models silt discharge stopped.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 23, 2020

Heilongjiang Province: Harbin

The damage across China is extraordinary including economic just as global economy decelerating.

The worst flooding across Yangtze River Basin in ( 60 Years ).

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 23, 2020

New storm system sweeping in from Western China as Yangtze River continues being inundated with heavy rainfall in Tibetan Plateau.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 23, 2020

( 1 ) -

Amazing thread developing below going into detail regarding the [ Impoundment / Reservoir accumulation and draining ] I had touched upon over the last few days .. Just hit translate

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 23, 2020

( 2 ) - I had touched upon one landslide from 2003 but his / her thread brings forward multiple issues. With the reservoir water level now dropping the water table falling destabilizing slopes.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding

July 23, 2020

( 3 ) -

With the reservoir water levels well above warning at Three Gorges Dam a large landslide like 2003 could produce wave over ( 100 feet ). Occurring near the dam would be disastrous.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 23, 2020

Alert: Geological / Mountain torrent disaster warning.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Since June, rains have continually hit Yangtze River Basin. The Yangtze River ( No. 2 ) flood was in Hubei Province, the ( No. 3 ) flood was forming upstream. Chaohu Lake exceeding historical water level
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Jiangsu Province: Has issued a red warning for flooding across the Yangtze River Basin.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Ministry of Emergency Management: June 1- July 24

*** ( Over 45,523,000 in 27 Provinces effected.142 people died, 30,000 missing, 50 million houses collapsed. ) ***
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Hefei City, Anhui Province

The rescue at the end of this video is unbelievable! Massive flooding after water breaches levee.

#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Taiwan, Taipei: Highest temperature ever recorded.

103.46 Fahrenheit / 39.7 Celsius
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Wuhan, Jiangxia:

Purchased 360 tons of soybeans for fight floods. Blocking gap's near gates. 🤔
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Blue Alert: Sichuan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Anhui and other provinces have heavy rain warning issued.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

C.M.B:

Over one million customer deposits disappeared !!
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Li Keqiang: Former Economist - ( Second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee )

" Let diligence and frugality become the daily behavior habit of every government worker. "
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Anhui Province: Hanshan

Government evacuation underway ( 8 ) cities.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Beijing: 55 movie theaters resume work -

Daily Average - $1,200 ( 10,000 Yuan )
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 24, 2020

Gansu Province: Lanzhou [ Largest City ]

Has issued red flood alert along ( Yellow River Basin. )
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 26, 2020

[ Yangtze River ( No. 3 ) Flood in 2020 ]

Now forming in the upper reaches of Yangtze River expected inflows into Three Gorges Dam 60,000 cubic meters per second.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 26, 2020

( 1 ) -

[ Impounding ] - Filling of Reservoir then draing coupled with rain - could trigger slope failures. If you cycle back one week into this thread this is discussed multiple times.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 26, 2020

( 2 ) -

Raising the water table along with reservoir weakens the toe ( picture bottom of pyramid ). This historically unfolds within 21 days once water levels decreased.
#ThreeGorgesDam
#YangtzeRiver
#ChinaFlooding
#YellowRiver

July 26, 2020

Everyone across China continues pulling cash from banking system over the last 4-5 weeks.

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