Three Gorges Dam flooding Yichang city centre

Reporter : Luo Tingting

Editor : Wen Hui

Publisher : New Tang Dynasty Television

Ref : https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/06/27/a102880848.html

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Image : Video screenshot

On 27 June, due to the rapid flooding, the Three Gorges Dam and the Gezhou Dam discharged water together, which caused the flooding of Yichang, the first city under the dam. Many videos posted on the Internet show that the entire city of Yichang has turned into an ocean, the water depth of the city center is half the height of the people, the floods on the streets are rolling, and the cars are like speedboats. Netizens said that before, people in Yichang were reminded to run fast, but now they can't run even if they want to run.

Some netizens uploaded a video on Twitter and posted: "The Three Gorges Dam and Gezhou Dam are both upstream of Yichang! Yichang is flooded, indicating that the gate has been opened to release water."

The picture shows that the city center of Yichang has become a vast ocean. The driving car is soaked in the water and only the roof is exposed. It is suspected that someone is calling for help. A traffic police smashed the window glass to try to rescue the owner.

A citizen riding a motorcycle was rushed to stand unsteadily by the flood and hurriedly grabbed the iron fence on the road, but the motorcycle was immediately washed away by the flood.

There were floods on the streets that rushed down the cars on the road and caused waves. Some citizens shouted “Come and surf in Yichang”. There are also fish jumping on the road with the waves.

Someone on the Internet previously warned that there was a huge flood this year, worrying that the Three Gorges Dam could not withstand the flood, which might cause the danger of dam collapse, and reminded residents of Yichang City, the first city under the dam, to run quickly and escape as soon as possible.

A few days ago, it was officially reported that the Three Gorges Dam had started to generate electricity at full capacity. In fact, the water was released, and Yichang City was immediately flooded. Some netizens left a message saying, "What's the difference between such continuous flood discharge and dam collapse?"

There is also a video of a friend pushing, "My friend is in Yichang. I sent it to me today, saying that I am not going downstairs, I want to run without a foot..."

A netizen replied in a message that "it seems like a natural disaster, it is all a human disaster."

Some netizens said, "This is the reason why I don’t believe that the Three Gorges Water Dam will break the embankment in a short time. The bandits would rather release the water, and they will try to keep the water embankment, at least to make the day of the embankment break as long as possible."

Some netizens said, "I don't think the dam will collapse. The downstream cities will definitely be flooded, which is estimated to be more serious than in previous years."