Focus | Rescuers race to strengthen embankment at China's second-largest freshwater lake-Xinhua
Focus | Rescuers race to strengthen embankment at China's second-largest freshwater lake
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-07-07 16:47:15
An aerial drone photo shows an embankment in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)
HUARONG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are racing against time to strengthen an embankment after a dike breach at Dongting Lake, China's second-largest freshwater lake in central China's Hunan Province, on Friday.
The embankment, which is viewed as the "second line of defense," is located about two kilometers away from the breached dike and is 14.3 kilometers long.
An aerial drone photo shows rescuers inspecting an embankment in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)An aerial drone photo shows volunteers inspecting an embankment in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)An aerial drone photo shows volunteers inspecting an embankment in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)A rescuer checks potential risks via a drone at an embankment in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)An aerial drone photo shows an embankment in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows the site of a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)Rescuers transfer a stranded resident in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 6, 2024. (Fire and Rescue Department of Hunan/Handout via Xinhua)■
