The city has been subject to devastating floods , which are now supposed to be controlled by the ambitious Three Gorges Dam , a project which was completed in 2008 . The 2008 Chinese winter storms damaged water supply equipment in Wuhan : up to 100,000 people were out of running water when several water pipes burst , cutting the supply to local households . The 2010 Northern Hemisphere summer heat wave hit Wuhan on July 3 . In the 2010 China floods , the Han River at Wuhan experienced its worst flooding in twenty years , as officials continued sandbagging efforts along the Han and Yangtze Rivers in the city and checked reservoirs . In the 2011 China floods , Wuhan was flooded , with parts of the city losing power . In the 2016 China floods , Wuhan saw of rainfall during the first week of July , surpassing the record that fell on the city in 1991 . A red alert for heavy rainfall was issued on 2 July , the same day that eight people died after a section of a tall wall collapsed on top of them . The city 's subway system , the Wuhan Metro was partially submerged as was the main railway station . At least 14 city residents were killed , one was missing , and more than 80,000 were relocated
2011 China floods
2011 China floods
Wuhan