<Anchor> Although
the rainy season is over, China continues to suffer from flood worries. The flood that occurred in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River brought the largest amount of water ever to the Xiansha Dam. As the damage continued, China's top leadership tried to appease the public sentiment.
This is correspondent Song Wook from Beijing.
<Reporter>
Columns of water constantly spout out of the huge concrete sluice gate of Sansha Dam.
Due to the flood in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, 75,000㎥ of water per second flowed into the Sansha Dam yesterday (20th).
This is the largest amount since the dam construction in 2003.
The discharge volume also hit a record high.
[China official CCTV broadcast: The real-time discharge of Sansha Dam reached 49,100㎥ per second. The dam has opened 11 sluice gates.] The
water level rises to 164 meters, leaving about 11 meters above the maximum flood level of 175 meters.
Chongqing, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, has been flooded with the worst flooding since 1981.
Water has risen to the second floor of the building, and helicopters rescue the isolated people.
More than 260,000 people were displaced and 20,000 shops were flooded.
[Liaojinhua/Chongqing firefighters: 12 times, searched and rescued the area, and more than 60 isolated residents have been evacuated.]
Prime Minister Li Keqiang visited Chongqing to check the damage situation and comfort the victims.
President Xi Jinping, who went on an inspection in Anhui Province in eastern China, visited the flood damage site for the first time and then visited military units to emphasize support for flood recovery.
The move by China's top leadership suggests that the flood damage is as severe and public sentiment is shaken.
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Although the rainy season is over, China continues to suffer from flood worries. The flood that occurred in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River brought the largest amount of water ever to the Xiansha Dam. As the damage continued, China's top leadership tried to appease the public sentiment.
Source: sbskr