3 Gorges DAm closed to ship traffic

[smeyer418]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100720/wl_yblog_upshot/slideshow-rain-flooding-force-chinese-to-close-massive-dam

 

I traveled on the Yangtze before the dam was completed...and tout the under construction dam...it was a marvel.

The US Corp of Engineers had sent me to see many in the US and the China Dam was the largest I had even seen....I have uc pictures...

[jacksonnh]

With millions being evacuated, I wonder if they'll ever be able to go home again or will they be relocated somewhere. Many of the river cruises sail through this area.