Dams along yellow river risk collapsing

Bad, improper and hastily construction was the main reason to has caused dams to collapsed just one to two years after being built. Another reason could be embezzlement of funds for the construction of dam.

Based on reports from China, a total of 59 dams nationwide in China were breached between 1999 and 2008, 20 caused by quality defects and the rest by torrential rains.

More than 40% or 37,000 - are in otential danger of overflowing. One worst dam accidents occured in Henan province in 1975, when a collapse at one dam triggered a domino effect, casing about 26,000 people to drown. Over 100,000 more may have died in the subsequent famine and disease outbreaks.

Well, afterall the safety and counstrction and many more things in China may not be up to standard.. remember the 'Sanlu' milk incident? Wonder when will China raised it's safety standard.

Building sub-standard dams definitely will caused more harm to the environment than good to it.