By Herman Lai, posted Jul 21, 2010 at 1:04 PM, 331 views,

China Is Suffering The Worst Flood In Decade

This flood would be the worst that ever happened in China. It affected more than 7 million hectares of farmland and destroyed 645,000 houses, hit 27 provinces and municipalities, 110 million people and 8.06 million people had been relocated. Economic losses had reached 142.2 billion yuan (20.88 billion U.S. dollars).

This is the Three Gorges Dam on Yangtze River, which is offering a buffer for the worst flood as it would blocks more than 40 percent of upstream water. Three Gorges Dam monitored at 40,000 cubic meters per second, and the flow on the river’s upper reaches topped 70,000 cubic meters a second on Tuesday, caused 4,150 people died and it is the highest level since the dam was completed last year.

Source: Youku, Xihuanet