Affected by the heavy rainfall in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the Ministry of Water Resources predicts that the Three Gorges Reservoir will have the largest flood since the construction of the reservoir. On August 19, the Three Gorges Reservoir will be ready. On the morning of August 20th, the No. 5 flood peak of 2020 arrived at the Three Gorges Project, and the flow reached 75,000 cubic meters per second, reaching the highest value since the construction of the reservoir. According to the latest news, the Three Gorges Project has opened 11 flood discharge holes, with a discharge flow of 49,200 cubic meters per second. (Reporter Chen Su and edited Chi Hanyu)
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