China’s Yangtze River is the longest in Eurasia and the ... on the Yangtze and its tributaries since the 1950s to mitigate flooding, generate hydropower, stabilize water supplies and protect ...

Chinese authorities issued more flood warnings for China’s Yangtze River on Friday ... and other major dam projects could even make flooding worse by altering the flow of sedimentation down ...

leading to the worst flooding in the country in decades. There is little relief in sight, and the Yangtze River is now above flood level, according to China’s Ministry of Water Resources.

China has had a particularly long and terrible history of flooding. In the last 2000 years, the Yangtze River has flooded more than 1000 times. But it is the Hwang Ho or "Yellow River" that has ...

As the first town along the Yangtze River's entry into Hunan province, Dongshan township exemplifies how balancing nature and economic development can forge a sustainable, prosperous future for ...

SHANGHAI--Water levels at China’s giant Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river are inching closer to their maximum after torrential rains raised inflows to a record high, official data showed on ...

Heavy rain and unusually heavy snowmelt caused the Yangtze River, along with other major rivers like the Yellow and Huai, to ...

An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows the Tuotuo River in the source region of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Photo: Xinhua An aerial drone photo taken on ...

allows water from the Yangtze River to flow to the largest hydroelectric plant in the world. The dam is designed to help control the horrific flooding that devastates the lowlands downstream.