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Dams storage in Syndey drops below 50% for the first time in 15 years

For the first time since 2004, the levels of Sydney's dams have dropped below 50%. In May 2004, the dam levels dipped below 50% during the 2000s drought, also known as the Millennium drought, an exte...

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Potential dam collapse in U.K.: Authorities evacuated an entire town

Authorities have evacuated an entire town in Derbyshire, U.K., after a reservoir's dam suffered critical damage on August 1, 2019. The earth dam partially collapsed after intense rainfall struck Nort...

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Catastrophic dam failure in India: Officials blame crabs

Located in Ratnagiri district of the Indian Maharashtra state, Tiware dam was suddenly ruptured flooding seven downstream villages. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 4, 2019 and was followed by...

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Texas Lake Dunlap dam collapse

Lake Dunlap dam, located near New Braunfels, Texas, experienced a spillgate failure on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The collapse caused a large quantity of water to be driven downstream and, as a result,...

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Death toll rises to 110 in Brazilian dam collapse: Amazing footage of the failure caught on camera

According to recent updates, about 110 people have been confirmed dead after a dam collapse in Brazil.  The facility was located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and owned by mining comp...

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Fatal dam collapse in Brazil

A disastrous dam collapse in Brazil has resulted in, at least, 7 fatalities and more than 200 people missing. The incident occurred on Friday, 25 of January, 2019. The 86-meter dam was located in t...

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Deforestation of protected areas after Laos dam collapse

A dam collapse in Laos occurred on July 23, 2018, has resulted in severe deforestation of protected areas. The partial failure of the hydroelectric dam, located in southeast Champasak Province of L...

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Lake dam in Texas on the edge of collapsing

Prestonwood Lake Dam, located in the city of Arlington, Texas, appears to be close to failure. According to reports, the dam suffered erosion due to recent rainfalls and its spillway is about to co...

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Calaveras dam in San Francisco Bay Area is finally finished

Calaveras Dam, the larger dam built in Bay Area in 20 years, is finally completed. The 220-foot tall dam is located in the area east of Interstate 680 on the Alameda-Santa Clara County. Being...

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Myanmar dam failure: 85 villages flooded

A dam failure in Myanmar blocked a major highway and caused massive floods in 85 villages. The Swar Chaung irrigation dam failure was provoked when the spillway, which regulates the release of wate...

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