China’s Largest Dam Draws Scrutiny for Structural Flaws as Flooding Ravages Country

China’s Largest Dam Draws Scrutiny for Structural Flaws as Flooding Ravages Country
This picture taken on July 24, 2012 shows water released from the Three Gorges Dam, a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze river, in Yichang, central China's Hubei province.STR/AFP/GettyImages
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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China’s controversial Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydropower project in the world, has drawn scrutiny for its structural flaws and environmental damage ever since its construction was first proposed in the 1950s.

As torrential rainstorms are currently sweeping through half of China, a hydrology expert warns that the dam could collapse under the added pressure, endangering the lives of millions who reside nearby.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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