Chinese authorities issued more flood warnings for China’s Yangtze River on Friday, as heavy rains were forecast in provinces in the country’s south. At least 141 people have died or are ...

Today, there are over 30,000 dams in the world. Most of them are created according to standard projects and are designed to ...

China has seen unusually high levels of rain this flood season, with southwest and central regions in the Yangtze river basin bearing the brunt of flooding. The Ministry of Water Resources said on ...

SHANGHAI--Floods on the upper reaches of China’s Yangtze river forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people on Tuesday and threatened a 1,200-year-old world heritage site. Staff ...

The 1931 China Floods rank among the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded. Heavy rain and unusually heavy snowmelt caused the Yangtze River, along with other major rivers like the Yellow and ...

Now climate change is threatening to bring more droughts, floods and extreme weather events to the river basin, and dry up more of its lakes. It all adds to the challenges we’re tackling to help ...

A building that has fallen over after flooding is seen partially submerged in floodwaters following heavy rainfall in the region, at a village near Poyang Lake, in Poyang county, Jiangxi province ...

As well as producing electricity, the dam is intended to increase the Yangtze River's shipping capacity and reduce the likelihood of floods downstream by providing flood storage space. The ...

Asked for a comment on Conson, Asia Society's Director of Policy Initiatives Mike Kulma said, "Damage has been extensive, having some worried that flooding in China could rival the mass disaster of ...