Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Update 4: Possible Upstream Landslide to Trigger Dam Collapse (如上游滑坡会瞬间引起溃决) - Landslide Dam Removal at Tangjiashan "Quake Lake"

Within the upstream "quake lake" area, a massvie mountain slope is at risk of sliding down. If the upstream landslide does occur, a huge surge will be created in the lake, leading to an instant collapse of the existing landslide dam. This was warned by Mr. Liu Ning (family name given name), the Chief Engineer of China Ministry of Water Resources.

水利部总工程师、唐家山堰塞湖抗震抢险指挥部专家组组长刘宁说:“根据多次实地考察,唐家山堰塞湖淹没的漩坪镇下方,存在一个2000多万方的滑坡体,一旦发生滑动,会造成巨大的涌浪,瞬间引起溃决。”

Info source: Xinhuanet

1 comment:

Grantland said...

Hey, friend. Siphoning is the only way out of this mess. Multiple big bore plastic pipes.

Good luck.