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Lesson 62 After the fire New words and expressions: 1. control Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. The situation was out of control. Parents should not have control over their child
Major floods are expected on the Yangtze River this year. In anticipation of that, the Three Gorges Reservoir is discharging water to make room for more when the flood season arrives. 22 reservoirs, including the Three Gorges now form a joint flood c
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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 23 January 2008 Residents of the Gaza Strip have flooded across the border into Egypt to stock up on food and other supplies after militants blew a huge hole in the border barricade, eventually opening the wall completely.
Scientists In Houston Tell A Story Of Concrete, Rain And Destruction RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Hurricane Harvey caused the worst flooding in Houston's history. Scientists are looking into why it was so bad. As NPR's Christopher Joyce reports, a lot of it
The Beijing meteorological center has issued a yellow alert for two days of thunderstorms and rainstorms starting from Tuesday, warning residents to be prepared for the heaviest rain to hit the capital this summer so far. CRI's Zhang Shuangfeng has m
The Streaming Down the Yangtze team has arrived in Yichang, Hubei Province and visited the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower station. The dam also helps to prevent floods and boost river navigation. The team's passenger ship went throu
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The Three Gorges Dam has started increasing its discharge capacity ahead of the upcoming flood season. Since last week, the dam has lowered its discharge capacity 3 times. That helped reduce water levels on the Yangtze River for the rescue and salvag
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 6 million people had been affected by Typhoon Haikui in four provinces as of 8 a.m. Thursday, the country's flood control authority said. Typhoon Haikui, which made landfall early Wednesday morning in east China'
YICHANG, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Three Gorges Dam on Sunday reached its designed highest mark, the second time for the world's largest water control and hydropower project to run at full capacity. The water level hit 175 meters at 5 p.m. after st
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Beijing authorities have ordered removal of the garbage in a pit near the Miyun Reservoir, a major source of water for the city, the local environmental protection bureau said late Sunday. According to a statement issued
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Sunday that 120 million yuan (19 million U.S. dollars) has been allocated to help the cities of Beijing and Tianjin and neighboring Hebei province to fight floods. The fund, allocated by
CHENGDU, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Continuous rainstorms have affected over 656,600 people as of Saturday in southwest China's Sichuan province, said the provincial flood control authorities. As of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, over 62,600 people have been forced to
BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rain last week affected about 750,000 people in central China's Hunan province, the provincial flood control and prevention headquarters said on Monday. Heavy rain have poured on Hunan since last Wednesday. A t
By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 October 2009 North and South Korea have agreed to hold talks on managing shared waterways and arranging more reunions between families separated by the 1950s war. The move toward dialogue comes despite a series of short-range
Chinese flood control authorities are warning of the potential for heavy flooding along the Yangtze River in the coming weeks. The National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has issued the warning amid heavy rains which have been pounding