China warns of ‘urgent problems’ facing Three Gorges dam

Guardian: Water being released from the Three Gorges Dam in central China's Hubei province. The state council has admitted the dam is creating a legacy of major environmental and social problems. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images The Three Gorges dam, the flagship of China's massive hydroengineering ambitions, faces "urgent problems", the government has warned. In a statement approved by prime minister Wen Jiabao, the state council said the dam had pressing geological, human and ecological problems. The report......

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