BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities in Tibet said on Thursday that they had detected “problems”, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the region last week. Of the five affected dams, three have since been emptied, a Tibet emergency management official told a […]
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China reports ‘problems’ at five reservoirs in Tibet after earthquake
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities in Tibet said on Thursday that they had detected “problems”, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the region last week.
Of the five affected dams, three have since been emptied, a Tibet emergency management official told a press conference.
(Reporting by Ryan Woo; Editing by David Goodman)