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Title: Dam Near China's Flooded Zhenghou City Collapses, Third In Last 48 Hours
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URL Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/d ... -collapses-third-last-48-hours
Published: Jul 21, 2021
Author: Tyler Durden
Post Date: 2021-07-21 00:56:48 by Horse
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A dam near the city of Zhengzhou in central China's Henan province has been destroyed by heavy flooding, after being seriously damaged in heavy storms that killed several people and brought the region to a halt, local media reported. Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper NEW - China floods: 10 videos show distressing scenes from Zhengzhou, Henan https://cutt.ly/Bm0O7mm - Chinese army deployed to help - At least 12 people dead - More than 10,000 evacuated - Yihetan dam in center of country "could collapse anytime" https://twitter.com/i/status/1417586040936837123 The dam is the third to fail in recent days: over the weekend, due to severe rain, two dams in Hulun Buir City in North China's Inner Mongolia collapsed. Fortunately, however, no injuries have been reported. Dr Mohammad Heidarzadeh @Mo_Heidarzadeh Dramatic collapse of Xinfa embankment dam in northern #China due to overtopping that happened yesterday. Note how quickly dam is washed away! This is despite the dam has a large-capacity chute-type spillway and a bottom outlet which acts as an emergency spillway. See photo below. https://twitter.com/i/status/1417111827834621961 According to Xinhua News Agency, the meteorological bureaus of Henan and Zhengzhou have raised the level of emergency response to meteorological disasters to the first level. The Chinese media report that the subway in Zhengzhou was flooded, and rescuers evacuated blocked passengers. https://twitter.com/i/status/1417480377766137861 The Chinese army warned that a stricken dam in the centre of the country "could collapse at any time" after being severely damaged in torrential storms that killed at least three people and brought the region to a standstill. Weather authorities also issued the highest warning level for central Henan province as downpours caused widespread disruption and the evacuation of residents of flooded streets. On Tuesday evening the regional unit of the People's Liberation Army warned that the relentless downpour had caused a 20-meter breach in the Yihetan dam in Luoyang -- a city of around seven million people -- with the risk that it "may collapse at any time." The PLA's Central Theater Command said it had sent soldiers to carry out an emergency response including blasting and flood diversion. "On July 20, a 20-meter breach occurred at the Yihetan dam ....the riverbank was severely damaged and the dam may collapse at any time," it said in the statement according France 24. Earlier in the day, state media also reported that the army sent about 20,000 personnel to carry out emergency work to preserve the integrity of the dams. During China's rainy season, floods are a frequent occurrence, causing annual destruction and washing away highways, crops, and homes. However, the threat has grown over time, partially due to the extensive construction of dams and levees that have cut connections between rivers and lakes and altered floodplains that had helped absorb the surge. During China's rainy season, floods are a frequent occurrence, causing annual destruction and washing away highways, crops, and homes. However, the threat has grown over time, partially due to the extensive construction of dams and levees that have cut connections between rivers and lakes and altered floodplains that had helped absorb the surge. Poster Comment: We entered a Grand Solar Minimum in 2020. Floods and bad weather wiped out a lot of crops both in China and elsewhere. In the Maunder Minimum (1645 - 1715) food prices spiked up 400% in the UK in some years and 600% in France in 1709. No Chinese government has ever survived a GSM. 
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