Re: Three Gorges Dam is a disaster in the making, China admits

landslides are minor points.
according to my interpretation of GUMLING tower prediction,
http://geocities.com/lechergod/predict.htm
the water pressure may make one of the mountains in north bank splitting
up, so flood the central plain area !!!!


demorising@xxxxxxx wrote:

Three Gorges Dam is a disaster in the making, China admits

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2537279.ece

It was hailed as one of the engineering feats of the 20th century. Now
the Three Gorges Dam across China's mighty Yangtze River threatens to
become an environmental catastrophe.

In an unprecedented admission of blame, Communist Party officials gave
a stark warning yesterday of impending disaster in the vast area
around the dam if preventive measures are not urgently introduced.

...

One of the most worrying consequences of the project has been the
sharp increase in landslides around the dam. Studies by geologists
have shown that the water seeping out of the reservoir and the huge
pressure changes are weakening the banks.

One official said that the shore of the reservoir had collapsed in 91
places and a total of 36 kilometres (22 miles) had already caved in.

Landslides have produced waves as high as 50 metres (165ft). In July a
mountain along a tributary collapsed, dragging 13 farmers to their
deaths and drowning 11 fishermen.

Ms Dai told The Times: "The Government knows it has made a mistake.
Now they are afraid that the catastrophe that they cannot prevent will
spark civil unrest. So they want to go public before the troubles
start."


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