Dams
ISLAMABAD - This summer's floods in Pakistan have reopened a quarter-century-old debate on whether to build a large hydroelectric dam on the River Indus, a dispute that has split the nation along regional lines.
BEIJING - Authorities have halted shipping through China's massive Three Gorges Dam on the upper reaches of the Yangtze river because the dam will experience another flood peak Tuesday.
MULTAN, Pakistan - Fever and diarrhea are spreading among victims of the worst flooding in Pakistan in decades, officials said Friday amid warnings that storm waters were again surging south along swollen rivers, threatening more destruction.
BEIJING - Intense flooding has swept thick layers of garbage down the Yangtze River that are threatening to block the gates of the Three Gorges Dam, state media reported Monday.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a Michigan river was warned by government regulators in January that its monitoring of corrosion in the pipeline was insufficient.
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- China floods test massive Three Gorges Dam
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- Mud, dead fish replace lake after Iowa dam break
- Flooding causes millions in damage in Iowa
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- Officials rule out foul play in Arizona dam break
- China flooding kills 701, worst toll in a decade
- New storm heads for swamped Texas-Mexico border
- Mexican town evacuated amid fears dam will burst
- Mexican state hit by flooding along Texas border
- Des Moines neighborhood waits as dam gates lowered
- Flood-wary Iowa residents plan for water release
- Feds giving $44M for fix at weakened Seattle dam
- Corps defends actions during Tenn. flooding
- Some companies thrive as Red, other rivers flood
- Bloated lake haunts North Dakota town again
- Expanding lake threatens thousands in Pakistan
- Oregon's Klamath Basin deal helps farmers and fish
- China shuts dam generators following diesel spill
