Before the Industrial Revolution, it was an extremely difficult task to build a large-scale flood control project. As a result, people often feel helpless when faced with natural disasters such as floods, which each result in mass casualties. Fortunately, with the improvement of human technology, we have built dams in many rivers and lakes. This not only effectively prevents natural disasters from occurring, but also allows water resources to be better utilized, including for irrigation and power generation. For example, the Three Gorges Dam on the mainland has brought enormous benefits to surrounding cities. However, because of people's reliance on dams, if a dam is attacked, the surrounding cities will be affected.
Back in World War II, there was an incident in which 20 bombers were involved in the bombing of a reservoir dam, which caused 400 million tons of floodwaters to burst and left 30,000 people missing. The tragedy occurred on the Ruhr dam in Germany, which was an important piece of infrastructure during World War II, and because of its abundant water resources, Germany built numerous factories downstream and provided strong logistical support. In the early days of World War II, Germany relied on its strong military power to bring the rest of Western Europe to its knees, and Britain was the only country that held on to its geographical advantage as an island nation. However, Germany surrounded Britain on the island with a nuclear submarine battle group, and although the British eventually succeeded in breaking through, they suffered heavy losses. Annoyed by Germany's actions, Britain devised a plan to retaliate against Germany. After studying the terrain of Germany, the British chose the Ruhr dam as a target and developed a bomb specifically for attack. Eventually, the British sent 20 bombers to bombard the dam, causing the dam to burst, flooding 400 million tons, 30,000 people missing in the flood, and huge losses to Germany's downstream industrial areas. The British attack on the Ruhr dam in Germany interrupted Germany's logistical supply and seriously delayed the process of German aggression. It is precisely because of this lesson that all countries have made strict military defense arrangements for important water conservancy projects in their countries. The mainland, for example, has designated the Three Gorges Dam as a no-go dam protected by China's nuclear weapons.
However, behind these war stories, it is the ordinary people who hurt the most in the end. All countries should bear in mind the concept of putting people first and avoid war, because the poor life of the people will make the country lose faith and hope, and global peace should be the common pursuit of all mankind.