Deadly dam failures
Brumadinho Dam Collapse: A Tidal Wave of Mud
When the dam collapsed at the Córrego de Feijão mine shortly after noon, 11.7 million cubic meters of mining waste — enough to fill almost 5,000 ...
The Deadliest Dam Failures In History - WorldAtlas
1889 South Fork Dam Failure. The South Fork Dam was built on the artificially created Lake Conemaugh in Pennsylvania, the US between 1838 and ...
Another Deadly Dam Collapse in Brazil ... For the second time in three years, Brazil faces a humanitarian and environmental disaster in the wake ...
Laos: Demanding accountability for deadly dam collapse
A devastating hydropower dam collapse in southern Laos unleashed a wall of water killing dozens of people, flooding villages, damaging farms and destroying ...
The Banqiao Dam Disaster's Fatal Engineering Flaws
Shortly after 1 a.m. on August 8, workers filling sandbags on the crest of the Banqiao Dam saw reservoir water spilling over. A few inches of ...
The Johnstown Flood: the Worst Dam Failure in U.S. History
The most famous dam failure, and indeed one of the worst disasters in US history, was the Johnstown flood of 1889.
New York's four deadly dam failures - Times Union
Water flowed over the Swimming Pool Dam on Staten Island in 1979, resulting in the deaths of four people, according to Stanford University. The ...
Vale dam disaster: $7bn compensation for disaster victims - BBC
In November 2015, a mining dam operated by Vale's subsidiary, Samarco, collapsed in the town of Mariana, just 120km (74 miles) away in the same ...
Deadly dam collapse in Brazil: Are German companies responsible?
This case shows that German companies must be obligated by law to conduct human rights due diligence of their operations abroad.
California Dam Emergency: 5 Dams That Did Fail | Live Science
Approximately 171,000 people were killed in the flood and its aftermath, making the Banqiao Dam disaster the deadliest dam failure in history. 2 ...
After two collapses, a third Vale dam at 'imminent risk of rupture'
This was the site in 2019 of Brazil's deadliest mining disaster, when a tailings dam at Vale's Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine collapsed, ...
Rapidan Dam in Minnesota is in 'imminent failure condition,' officials ...
The Rapidan Dam in Minnesota is in a precarious state after recent flooding of the Blue Earth River, prompting officials to warn Monday that ...
5 Massive Dam Failures Caught On Camera - YouTube
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Catastrophic tailings dam failures and disaster risk disclosure
The WISE Uranium project [65] estimated that between 1961 and 2019 at least 2375 people lost their lives from tailings dam disasters globally. In the context of ...
Brazil's collapsed dam was certified 'stable' - CNN
Brazil's National Mining Agency classified the Brumadinho dam as “low risk” just weeks before its collapse, the agency confirmed to CNN.
Brazil dam disaster: Inside the village destroyed by surging sludge
In November 2015, a mining dam operated by Vale's subsidiary, Samarco, collapsed in the town of Mariana, just 120km (74 miles) away in the same ...
Roadmap to Reducing Dam Safety Risks
Currently, the number of deficient high-hazard potential dams is more than 2,330. There are deficient dams in almost every state. The risk of failure only ...
Brazil's deadly dam disaster in Brumadinho was preventable
Brazil's deadly dam disaster may have been preventable. Experts say the industry needs to adopt newer technology and receive stricter oversight.
Libya investigates dams' collapse after a devastating flood last ...
Libya investigates dams' collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000 · Comments116.
Challenges Linger Three Years after Fatal Dam Collapse in Mariana
Three years ago, in November 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed in Minas Gerais, unleashing 60 million cubic meters of iron ore waste and mud.