China 2002 photo gallery / xian z town 2002-06-09 S300- 004 xian flood cars gd (c) David J. and Linda A. Cornfield 9/29/2002

Xi'an street floods in June 2002. Flooding is a major problem in China. The Three Gorges Dam is intended to relieve flooding in the middle and lower Yangtzee region. The government estimates that 15 million people will benefit from reduced flooding.