Three Gorges Dam releases water to relieve drought

2022-08-18 06:38:22 GMT2022-08-18 14:38:22(Beijing Time) Sina English

<p>The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, increases water discharge to help ease a severe drought in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Aug. 16, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Jiayu)

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The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, increases water discharge to help ease a severe drought in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Aug. 16, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Jiayu)

<p>The dam will accelerate water discharge to 500 million cubic meters into the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River over the next five days.</p>

The dam will accelerate water discharge to 500 million cubic meters into the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River over the next five days.

<p>Ships sail on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Zigui county of Yichang city, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 16, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Jiayu)</p>

Ships sail on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Zigui county of Yichang city, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 16, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zheng Jiayu)

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