China, Yangtze River: Worst Drought In 50 Years Forces Unprecedented 5 Billion Cubic Metres Of Water Release From Three Gorges Dam

Severe drought has forced China to release 5bn cubic metres from Three Gorges reservoir for irrigation and drinking water The dried up Yangtze river in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality. The severe drought has forced a massive release of water from China’s Three Gorges reservoir for irrigation and drinking water. Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty The Yangtze – Asia’s [...] continue reading world news