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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] Between the years 2000 and 2009 more than 200 notable dam failures happened worldwide. [2]
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.
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 ...
The runoff of Banqiao Dam was 13,000 m 3 per second in vs. 78,800m 3 per second out, and as a result 701 million m 3 of water was released in 6 hours, [12] while 1.67 billion m 3 of water was released in 5.5 hours at an upriver Shimantan Dam, and 15.738 billion m 3 of water was released in total. [3] Rough diagram of water flow during the dam ...
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 ...
1975 Banqiao Dam failure and floods China: 1975 25,000–40,000 St. Marcellus flood / Grote Mandrenke, storm tide Holy Roman Empire, Denmark: 1362 20,000–25,000 All Saints' Flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire: 1570 20,000 1939 Tianjin flood [citation needed] China: 1939 15,000 [6] 1705 Po valley flood Italy: 1705 14,000 Christmas flood ...
The smallest dam, Copco No. 2, was torn down by crews using heavy machinery. The other three dams are set to be dismantled next year, starting with a drawdown of the reservoirs in January.
1975 Banqiao Dam Failure disaster triggered by Typhoon Nina: China August 7 1976 242,419–655,000 [b] 1976 Tangshan earthquake: Earthquake July 28 1977 10,000–50,000 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone: India Tropical cyclone November 19 1978 15,000–25,000 1978 Tabas earthquake: Iran Earthquake September 16 1979 2,078 Hurricane David: Dominican ...