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Montevideo, April 19th 2024 - 20:18 UTC

Tag: Yangtze River

  • Friday, August 19th 2022 - 22:20 UTC

    China under yellow alert over drought

    Hot weather and poor rain have caused losses of over US$ 400 million to the country's economy

    Chinese authorities have declared a yellow alert as the country continues to be hit by a persistent drought following weeks of high temperatures that have dried up parts of the Yangtze river, it was announced. On Beijing's scale of alerts, yellow is two notches below the most severe warning.

  • Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

    Yangtze River flooding question the role played by the massive Three Gorges Dam

    As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the Three Gorges Dam, has come under fresh scrutiny.

    Chinese authorities issued more flood warnings for China’s Yangtze River on Friday, as heavy rains were forecast in provinces in the country’s south. At least 141 people have died or are missing and more than 2.2 million relocated due to floods across southern China since June, state-run CGTN reported.

  • Friday, December 27th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

    World's largest river cruise vessel to be launched in 2020 on the Yangtze River

    The ship, named Victoria Sabrina, is operated by the New York-based Victoria Cruises and was created in conjunction with nine research and design firms

    The world's largest river cruise ship will launch spring of 2020 on China's Yangtze River, according to its maker Victoria Cruise Lines. The ship, named Victoria Sabrina, is operated by the New York-based Victoria Cruises and was created in conjunction with nine research and design firms, according to Victoria Cruises.