Houston Community News >> Chinese Troops Rush to Plug Dam Cracks
5/14/2008-- Hundreds of dams around the
epicenter of China's earthquake have been damaged and Chinese troops
scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding
of already devastated communities.
The National Development Reform Commission, China's top economic planning body, said the earthquake had damaged 391 dams. It said two of the dams were large ones, 28 were medium-sized and the rest were small ones.
The National Development Reform Commission, China's top economic planning body, said the earthquake had damaged 391 dams. It said two of the dams were large ones, 28 were medium-sized and the rest were small ones.