Take this with a grain of salt but it sounds plausible.
The area is suffering a 100-year event with intense rains and flooding.
Video from NTD News Service:
As pouring rain continues to soak central and southern China, an expert warns that the Three Gorges Dam, one of the world's largest dams, is at risk of collapse.
The Three Gorges Dam is built above the Yangtze River and situated in China’s Hubei province.
A branch of China's Yangtze River is bracing for the largest flood ever in 80 years. Authorities have evacuated 40,000 locals, issuing a yellow alert for rainstorms.
On Saturday, June 20, water inside the Three Gorges Dam reservoir rose 6 feet above the warning level.
Chinese authorities insist that the dam is structurally sound, but a famed hydrologist, Wang Weiluo, said the dam is of poor quality, and can't provide flood protection.
This will be interesting to follow. This area is China's breadbasket - there are videos out there of melons floating away, cities with several feet of flowing water. Their economy is going to be hit hard even if there is no problem with the dam.
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