Three Gorges barrier demolished – BBC News
From BBC News:
Chinese engineers have demolished the temporary barrier behind the Three Gorges dam, in a spectacular explosion.
The barrier, called a cofferdam, was used to hold back the waters of the Yangtze River while the permanent structure of the dam was built.
Enough explosives to topple 400 10-storey buildings were used in the blast, China’s Xinhua news agency said. [full text]
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