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HUBEI, CHINA - JULY 24: (CHINA MAINLAND OUT) Flood water is released from spillways of the Three Gorges Dam on July 24, 2012 in Yichang, China. The largest flood peak, caused by heavy downpours in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, this year smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam on Wednesday morning. (Photo by TPG/Getty Images)

HUBEI, CHINA - JULY 24: (CHINA MAINLAND OUT) Flood water is released from spillways of the Three Gorges Dam on July 24, 2012 in Yichang, China. The largest flood peak, caused by heavy downpours in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, this year smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam on Wednesday morning. (Photo by TPG/Getty Images)