{"id":142188,"date":"2012-08-23T05:22:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T12:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=142188"},"modified":"2012-08-23T05:25:05","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T12:25:05","slug":"thousands-to-move-again-from-three-gorges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2012\/08\/thousands-to-move-again-from-three-gorges\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands to Move, Again, from Three Gorges"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Three Gorges Dam finally reached full power output in July<\/a>, but geological risks are forcing some 120,000 people living along its reservoir to relocate<\/strong><\/a>, many for the second time. From Reuters’ Sui-Lee Wee:<\/p>\n Landslides in Huangtupo had been exacerbated by changes in water levels in the reservoir, said Fan Xiao, a geologist for a government-linked institute in southwestern Sichuan province, who studied conditions there in 2006.<\/p>\n Dam officials lower water levels by as much as 30 meters during the summer in anticipation of floods, and raise them in winter. The change softens the slopes along its banks, Fan said.<\/p>\n “It’s like a person who’s standing in place, if you push and pull him, he’ll definitely not be as stable as before,” he said.<\/p>\n [\u2026] A shop owner, surnamed Qing, has been told she has to move in the second half of the year. She relocated the first time in 2000 when water from the reservoir flooded her home.<\/p>\n Asked if she thought the government would compensate her this time, she scoffed.<\/p>\n “The more we move, the poorer we get,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n