Reported about 1 year ago
Continual heavy rain caused a breach in the Dongting Lake embankment in Huarong County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, with a 226-meter gap affecting over 47 square kilometers and about 6,000 people. Efforts to seal the breach are ongoing, with the projection to complete the task by noon on the 9th as per official reports. Resources including personnel, vehicles, and material are being mobilized for this large-scale emergency response. Criticism arose due to recent investments in embankment reinforcement, with authorities clarifying that the specific embankment involved was not part of the primary reinforcement project.
Source: YAHOO