New floods feared as Yangtze River nears crest again

Under pressure: Water flowing out from sluiceways at the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River near Yichang in central China’s Hubei province. — AP

BEIJING: Engorged with more heavy rains, China’s mighty Yangtze River is cresting again, bringing fears of further destruction as seasonal floods that already have left more than 140 people dead or missing have grown in force since last month.

The rains are putting renewed pressure on the massive Three Gorges Dam that straddles the river upstream of the city of Wuhan in Hubei province.