Big flood season set to test China's reservoirs
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May 7, 2010, Friday
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ABOVE average rainfall predicted for the flood season this year could severely threaten China's reservoirs, particularly dilapidated ones, Water Resources Minister Chen Lei said yesterday.
Chen, who is also deputy director of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, made the warning during a nationwide video conference on flood control.
This year increased rain was expected in more places, such as the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Huaihe River basin and the southern parts of the north China region, Chen said.
More tropical cyclones were likely to hit China this year and bring more rainfall to regions north of the Yangtze River, he said.
This year's weather could be extreme "which poses a real threat to the safety of reservoirs, particularly those that are run down," Chen said.
Though China has sought to make reservoirs safe in recent years, more than 30,000 across the country are still considered fragile.
The country has more than 85,000 reservoirs.
Chen, who is also deputy director of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, made the warning during a nationwide video conference on flood control.
This year increased rain was expected in more places, such as the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Huaihe River basin and the southern parts of the north China region, Chen said.
More tropical cyclones were likely to hit China this year and bring more rainfall to regions north of the Yangtze River, he said.
This year's weather could be extreme "which poses a real threat to the safety of reservoirs, particularly those that are run down," Chen said.
Though China has sought to make reservoirs safe in recent years, more than 30,000 across the country are still considered fragile.
The country has more than 85,000 reservoirs.
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