[Dragon_One]

Severe rainfall and flooding in China has caused the three gorges dam to become unstable and possibly at risk of collapse.

If this happens, then it would become (by far) the worst civil engineering catastrophe in human history.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3951673

[MightyOne]

Holy shit if the dam will actually explode and collapse this will be such a major faulty people will learn about it for years

[ETH]

Holy shit if the dam will actually explode and collapse this will be such a major faulty people will learn about it for years

I would like to see that action
Hope will see some in further days

[A +]

Spoiler (Click to View)In all seriousness dams collapsing is catastrophic. If it's not repairable, it might be a good time to start thinking of another plan.

[Bacardi Cola Lime]

Oof, it would be a disaster! People would get forced out of their houses. Imagine not getting the news though and living nearby.

[StayPlural]

We have seen plenty of Chinese engineering fails over the years, just hope the innocent civilians stay safe. I can’t imagine living anywhere near that behemoth.

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The worst part about it imo is that its still 2020. And were only at lvl6. I really don't want to know what happends in the next months...

[Wespa]

How do you build a dam that doesn't resist water? Weird.


(jk please don't witch-hunt me)

[funtela]

The worst part about it imo is that its still 2020. And were only at lvl6. I really don't want to know what happends in the next months...

We're here poking at July waiting for something to happen

[Artisan]

Thats what happens when you dam up rivers and stop the water going to other countries and people. No one dies a virgin, in the end karma fuggs everyone.

[Dragon_One]

There is little oversight and quality assurance in communist countries when it comes to engineering.

Safety often takes a back seat to politics and economic objectives.

Look at Chernobyl.

[MarvinMalware]

This year just keeps getting more and more fucked up, nice find OP. Hopefully they’ll come up with a solution fast to prevent this.

[Ivex]

Dam, that sucks.









I will leave now.

[Stepdad]

There is little oversight and quality assurance in communist countries when it comes to engineering.

Safety often takes a back seat to politics and economic objectives.

Look at Chernobyl.

This hits the nail on the head.

[SIM-3257834]

inb4 it turns out the dams are reverse engineered US copies and now the public will blame the US because china made knock-off copies without any QA.