CHONGQING (AP) – China’s massive Three Gorges Dam is on track Wednesday for record water levels this week, as torrential rains caused heavy flooding upriver on the Yangtze River, threatening industry along the country’s longest river.
The riverside roads flooded the commercial city of Chongqing, forcing the closure of many businesses. Chen Min’er, secretary of the city’s Communist Party and a close collaborator of President Xi Jinping, suggested efforts to prioritize the coverage of people’s lives and property.
Major car factories and billboards are located on the top floor, away from the Yangtze, and do not appear to have had a direct effect on operations. Isuzu Motors continues to produce trucks and engines in Chongqing as usual. Honda Motor, which manufactures engines in Chongqing and assembles cars in Wuhan, said it had not noticed any flooding effects at this time.
However, shipments across the river stopped on Tuesday, which may delay deliveries of some products.
The entrance to the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric dam, is expected to soon surpass its record of 76,000 cubic feet. meters consistent with the timing, the public broadcaster CCTV reported. The dam rejects a record 48,000 cubic feet. meters consistent with the time of 10 valves. But water grades are still expected to succeed at a new 166-meter summit, well above the 145-meter threshold that leaves a margin of protection for additional flooding, as early as Thursday.
The dam, which ended in 2006, is designed for a maximum water point of 175 meters.
The increase in the dam following the heavy rains last month caused downstream flooding in Hubei and Anhui provinces. Existing seasoning may cause additional damage.
Xi visited Anhui Province on Tuesday, China Daily reported. The representative called on the country to modernize the areas for which flooding is being prepared and fought.
“In this struggle, we will have to respect nature, comply with the legislation of nature and live in harmony with nature,” he said.
Many Chinese factories were forced to avoid production in February and March due to the coronavirus outbreak. As the economy recovers since April, a crisis along the Yangtze, where industries such as automotive, semiconductors and billboards are based, can push things back.
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