As water crests, Three Gorges Dam crisis puts 400m at risk

More torrential rain forecast along Yangtze River basin on Sunday

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Water is discharged Tuesday from the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei Province. © Xinhua via Kyodo

SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writer

CHONGQING -- Water levels at China's Three Gorges Dam set fresh records on Friday despite a gradual decline in inflows, doing little to assuage concerns of a possible collapse that would affect 400 million residents.

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