A modern day "Titanic" in the making. Bulkheads, watertight walls in the compartments meant to keep water from flooding the rest of the ship, were not tall enough to contain the water in the damaged compartments. In just over two and a half hours, the Titanic filled with water and sank.
This can't be fixed.
"Wang claims that concrete construction blocks have not been adequately secured to the foundation bedrock."
6 Jul 2020 - 09:50 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, CHINA
China's Ministry of Water Resources upgraded its emergency response for flood control from Level Four to Level Three on 4 July, as incessant rains continue across the country. Level One is the highest level of response.
Disasters have been declared in 24 provinces and municipalities, affecting about 85 million people. The upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Three Gorges Dam have been especially hard hit. More than 40,000 people have been evacuated and at least 7 children have died in the swiftly moving Fu River, upstream of the dam.
The German-Chinese hydologist Wang Weiluo is reported to have said that the Three Gorges Dam’s has serious cracks and that substandard concrete was used in the construction. He has also criticised the design, speed of construction, and quality inspection as all three activities were carried out by the same company.
Wang claims that concrete construction blocks have not been adequately secured to the foundation bedrock. Following a serious 1998 flood, an inspection by independent engineers revealed sub-standard steel bar welding. Google images from 2019 seem to show some bulging or warping of the dam. Wang claims the movement is due to poor design.
Chinese officials defend the condition as “design flexibility” and claim that the apparent deformation is within permissible variation of a few millimetres.
https://www.ooskanews.com/story/2020/07/china-releases-water-three-gorges-dam-alleviate-flooding-torrential-rains-persist