Boats urged off crowded Yangtze as flood peak nears
By Xu Wei in Chongqing | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-24 08:06
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A man jumps across floodwater in Wujia township of Chongqing on Sunday. Heavy rains have hit the municipality since Saturday and affected 300,000 residents. Ran Wen / for China Daily |
Authorities have called for tighter control of boats and small ships on the Yangtze River to ease river traffic congestion at the Three Gorges Dam, which is about to face the largest flood peak of the year this week.
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