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The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam on June 5, 1976 Ruins of the dam of Vega de Tera (Spain) after breaking in 1959. A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood of such an uncontrolled release. [1]
The Machhu Dam-II collapsed, leading to the deluge of the city of Morbi and the surrounding rural areas. 1800–25,000 people were killed. [8] [9] 1979: Lawn Lake Dam: Colorado United States: Failed in fair weather due to a combination of poor construction, age, and neglect. Caused downstream failure of the Cascade Dam.
St. Francis Dam failure Los Angeles County, California, United States 423 2 December 1959 Malpasset Dam failure 356 1 December 1923 Gleno Dam failure Bergamo, Italy 250–434 18 August 2008 Koshi Barrage failure Koshi River, Nepal 270+ 25 January 2019 Failure of tailings dam on Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine [41] Brumadinho, Minas Gerais ...
1971 Certej dam failure: Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania: Dam: 89 dead, 76 injured 1972: Buffalo Creek Flood: West Virginia, US: Dam: 125 dead, 1,121 injured 1972: Königs Wusterhausen Central Tower: Königs Wusterhausen, Germany: Lattice tower: 1973 Skyline Towers collapse: Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, US Building under ...
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When the first dam collapsed, a massive surge of water roared so swiftly into Mike Gorthy’s lakefront home that he returned from securing his boats outside to discover water above the light ...
Rainfall amounts by September 10 were 200–330 mm (7.9–13.0 in) over a two-day period. Damage was unprecedented. Dam failure abounded with a total of 14 dams undermined and an addition 19 dams at risk during the event. Four major bridges failed. Thousands of acres of sugar beets, beans, potatoes, corn, and other vegetables were in ruin.
It started with a bang at 3 a.m. Monday as the residents of Derna were sleeping. One dam burst, then a second, sending a huge wave of water gushing down through the mountains towards the coastal ...