Residents of flood control region praise Three Gorges
By Jin Zhu in Jingzhou, Hubei province | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-16 07:26
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Water cascades from six sluices at Three Gorges Dam on Friday after a flood with a peak flow of 55,500 cubic meters per second on Thursday night significantly raised the water level in the dam's reservoir. Zhai Pingguo / for China Daily |
Residents of Jingzhou, Hubei province, say Three Gorges Dam, which started to retain water in 2003, provides great protection from floods.
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