TOKYO -- Relentless heavy rains that began pummeling China last month is flooding more areas along the Yangtze River and causing anxiety further along the 2.3-km Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric power plant.
A photographer captures images of the Three Gorges Dam releasing water to relieve flooding in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, on July 19. © AFP/Jiji
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