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Three Gorges Ship Locks Closed Because of Flood Peak

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Photo taken on August 4, 2009 shows a sluice discharging water on the Three Gorges Dam in Zigui county of central China's Hubei Province, on August 4, 2009.

Photo taken on August 4, 2009 shows a sluice discharging water on the Three Gorges Dam in Zigui county of central China's Hubei Province, on August 4, 2009.[Xinhua]

 

(Xinhua News Agency August 5, 2009)

 

Cargo ships berth at Lanlingxi Anchorage Ground and wait to pass the Three Gorges ship locks in Zigui county of central China's Hubei Province, on August 4, 2009. Because of the biggest flood peak, the water influx into the Three Gorges Reservoir reached 42,000 steres per second up to 8:00 PM on August 3, and the Three Gorges ship locks were closed.
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