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News of the world: The man turning cities into giant sponges to embrace floods
Yu Kongjian can remember the day he nearly died in the river.Swollen with rain, the White Sand Creek had flooded the rice terraces in Yu's farming commune in China. Yu, just 10 then, ran excitedly to the river's edge.Suddenly, the earth beneath his feet collapsed, sweeping him into the floodwaters in one terrifying instant. But banks of willows and reeds slowed the river's flow, allowing Yu to grab the vegetation and pull himself out.It was a defining moment that would impact not only his life,
gone-west. sweet-taste-of-you. keep-em-dry.
#News
News of the world: The man turning cities into giant sponges to embrace floods
Yu Kongjian can remember the day he nearly died in the river.Swollen with rain, the White Sand Creek had flooded the rice terraces in Yu's farming commune in China. Yu, just 10 then, ran excitedly to the river's edge.Suddenly, the earth beneath his feet collapsed, sweeping him into the floodwaters in one terrifying instant. But banks of willows and reeds slowed the river's flow, allowing Yu to grab the vegetation and pull himself out.It was a defining moment that would impact not only his life,
gone-west. sweet-taste-of-you. keep-em-dry.
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