China Flooding 2020 Series: Part 5.
In times of flooding, the Chinese government uses the practice of diverting flood waters into so-called flood reservoirs in order to protect major cities from being flooded. A flood reservoir area is an area opened to manually divert flood water to a reservoir when the water level in a river or lake rises to the flood warning line.
Before the floods hit, some Chinese citizens told the media that officials might release floodwaters at the expense of six districts around Wuhan city to avoid flooding of Wuhan. Since July 12, the local government has asked all people in the flood reservoir area to evacuate, but neither ways of providing necessities nor specific relocation locations have been specified. Residents do not know where to evacuate, so they can only flee for their lives by their own means.
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Someone once asked an official privately why he did not inform the villagers in advance of the flood discharge so that they could relocate their property. He said, "How can this be? Once you give them a notice, will the citizens agree? They'll demand compensation for crops, livestock, graves, and without tens of billions of dollars it cannot be settled, but if it's a "natural disaster", give them a few packets of instant noodles and they will be extremely thankful".
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