Beijing, July 20 (IANS) Reservoirs in China are ticking time-bombs waiting to explode every rainy season as the system is vast but its management remains flawed, a report has detailed. “China has built more reservoirs and dams than any other country in the world, nearly 100,000 by official estimates. These massive water conservancy projects were intended to store water, generate electricity, and control floods. Yet, every rainy season, these very structures transform into ticking time-bombs. Ins…
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Beijing, July 16 (IANS) Floods triggered by rounds of torrential rains have left 39 people dead and nine others missing in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Chinese authorities said on Thursday. The death toll includes the casualties resulting from a severe reservoir breach in the regional capital city of Nanning, according to a flood control and disaster relief press conference held at noon on Thursday. On Tuesday, authorities upgraded the emergency flood response for northeast China’s …