Three Gorges Dam, which spans the Yangtze River in central China, was constructed between 1994 and 2012 to produce electricity and increase river shipping capacity. Since opening, it has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacit with 22,500 megawatts. Its construction also caused a massive relocation upstream — 1.24 million people were forced to move and 13 cities, 140 towns, and 1350 villages were at least partially flooded. 30.823056°, 111.003333° Source imagery: NAS

China Observer - Vision Times Since July 6, China's Yangtze River basin has been plagued by torrential rains. Due to the release of floodwater from the Three Gorges Dam and a number of dams upstream, the water level of Poyang Lake in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in Jiangxi is rising, resulting in the burst of many dam’s banks. On July 11, the embankment of Poyang Lake in Guilin Village burst. 2 days prior, the Zhongzhou polder in Poyang County collapsed, and the breach of th

Record floods have hit the world's largest dam on China's Yangtze River, as authorities seek to reassure locals that the massive structure will hold. bbc.in/3gen9dj | BBC News