In Photos: Deluged China closes huge dam’s shipping locks
After weeks of heavy storms, flooding and landslides that have killed hundreds and forced the evacuation of millions, Reuters reports that Chinese officials have been forced to close the shipping locks on the enormous Three Gorges Dam.
"The reservoir behind the massive Three Gorges dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had swollen to the highest level ever and floodwaters were flowing faster than in 1998 when a devastating deluge killed more than 4,000 people," Reuters reported.
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No ships will be allowed to use Three Gorges' shipping locks until the flow slows, but a road next to the dam has been opened "so urgent shipments can be driven past the locks and reloaded on other boats downstream," Reuters said, citing reports from the official China Daily.
Images from the Chinese flooding have been chilling.
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