Back-to-back storms head for Gulf Coast
Back-to-back storms head for Gulf Coast
After knocking out power to more than a million homes in the Carribean, and claiming at least nine lives, states from the panhandle to the parishes of Louisian
The whole scene of Tam Hiep dam received the biggest flood in history, opened 10 flood gates
The whole scene of Tam Hiep dam received the biggest flood in history, opened 10 flood gates The Tam Hiep Dam, the largest hydroelectric project on the planet, recorded upstream water discharge of 72,000 m3 / second and is still increasing on August 20. According to the Xinhua News Agency, the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei province, central China on August 19, began to face the biggest challenge since its commissioning in 2003. According to the Ministry of Water Resources of China, the amount of water discharged into the Three Gorges dam has reached 72,000 m3 / second in the evening of August 19. Heavy rains continue to pour significant amounts of water into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Floodwater discharge is expected to continue to increase, exceeding 75,000 m3 / sec on August 20. In a series of close-up photos on the evening of August 19, the Three Gorges Dam opened 10 flood discharge gates. In the past, when the return water flow was only 50,000 m3 / sec, the dam h...
