Three Gorges Dam sees arrival of the Yangtze River’s first flood this year

On July 2 at 10 a.m., the first flood of Yangtze River this year arrived in Three Gorges Dam with a flow rate of 50,000 cubic meters of water per second. Since June 29, a daily discharge of 35,000 cubic meters of water per second from Three Gorges reservoir has been ordered to ease the flood’s impact on the lower reaches of Yangtze River. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Guangming Picture)