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Instead, the torrents were guided east through a much broader floodway to the Dongdian flood storage zone near Bazhou, where villages were inundated.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
The floodway leading to Dongdian can contain ten times the water of the canal linking the Baigou River to Baiyangdian, and serves as the main flood relief channel for the Baigou River.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
Residents have cited concerns with the development, such as potential overcrowding of schools, increased traffic and building on the floodway adjacent to the property.
—Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
Critics assailed the organization’s single-minded focus on levees as a form of flood control rather than a more holistic mix that included additional measures like floodways and channel clearings.
—Geoff Dembicki, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
The floodway leading to Dongdian can contain ten times the water of the canal linking the Baigou River to Baiyangdian, and serves as the main flood relief channel for the Baigou River.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
Residents have cited concerns with the development, such as potential overcrowding of schools, increased traffic and building on the floodway adjacent to the property.
—Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
Critics assailed the organization’s single-minded focus on levees as a form of flood control rather than a more holistic mix that included additional measures like floodways and channel clearings.
—Geoff Dembicki, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
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