“A
Russian Emergency Ministry task force set off on an explosive mission in the
country’s Far East to blow up the frozen Amur River, the ministry website reported.
“As
spring arrives to the Amur River, the 10th-longest river in the world, melting
ice poses a flood threat to residential areas beyond its banks.
“Loading
the ice with dynamite and setting it off breaks up the ice sheets and allows
them to flow downriver more easily. This prevents the ice jams and bottlenecks
at river openings which can lead to flooding.
“As
it shoots ice and river water up into the sky, the sheer force of the
explosives has another advantage: It looks cool.”
Video shows four or five
dozen concurrent blasts.
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