Near Da-xingdi on the Salween River, construction of a road linking remote villages was suspended because landslides were hampering construction activities.

在位于萨尔温江畔的大兴地乡(Da - xingdi)附近，连接僻远乡村的公路建设因为滑坡妨碍了施工行为而暂停。

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This was done to permit the Colorado River to flow away from the construction area.

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Just about a mile down the river, construction is moving forward on Blackfriars Station, the world's largest solar bridge.

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"The dam is being built in the middle of the river so you can't carry out construction work while the river flowed, " Mihret Debebe, chief executive officer of the state-run Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, told the Reuters news agency.

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The first stage of the development will include extensive work to waterways, including the construction of river walls and flood defence walls.

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