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Laos dam collapse: Floods into Cambodia
- Jul, 23, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering Foundation Design / Construction Dam Engineering Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A part of a hydroelectric dam system under construction in southeast Laos's Champasak Province, collapsed on 23 July 2018, leading to widespread destruction and homelessness among the local population...
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Savings in removing over repairing dams
Dam removal has become a mainstream option for dam safety management restoring river, coastal ecosystems and the human communities that depend on them. Researchers from Portland State University re...
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Risk of Dam collapse hangs in Colombia
- Jul, 05, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Risk & Reliability Dam Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 225 m high Hindroituango Dam on Cauca River in Colombia faces emergency situation since April, and collapse of the dam is one of the likely possibilities. The dam was built in Cauca River...
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Landslide threatens the stability of Lake Tahoma dam, North Carolina
- May, 30, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Dam Engineering
- McDowell County, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide caused by heavy rains raised fears about the integrity of Lake Tahoma Dam in North Carolina. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for areas downstream of Lake Tahom...
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Final Investigative Report Explaining The Orroville Dam Spillway Damage in February 2017 Released
- Dec, 20, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering
- Singapore
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On January 5th, 2018, the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) and the United States Society on Dams (USSD) released the following statement "Oroville Independent Forensic Team Releases F...
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Failing Dam forces mass evacuation in Puerto Rico (video)
- Sep, 24, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering
- Puerto Rico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
About 70,000 people in northwestern Puerto Rico were ordered to evacuate on Friday, September 21, after Hurricane Maria caused damage to the Guajataca Dam, putting it in the imminent danger of collaps...
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Under construction dam bursts in Laos (video)
- Sep, 18, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering
- Laos
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As the KPL agency reports, the under construction Nam Ao hydropower dam burst on September 11, 2017, causing serious flooding in the surrounding areas. The 12 MW dam is located in Phaxay distr...
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Hayward Baker will be at " Dam Safety 2017 "
Come and visit Hayward Baker at Dam Safety 2017 at J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country, San Antonio, TX, on September 10-14 2017. Dam Safety 2017 is the leading conference in the United States...
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California is blowing up Oroville Dam’s spillway in order to replace it
- Jun, 08, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering
- Oroville Dam, Oroville, CA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The main spillway of Lake Oroville Dam, California, whose major damage in February 2017 threatened the region with flooding and forced 200,000 people to evacuate, is now being demolished. Damage ca...
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Dam collapse in Paraguay causes major flooding (video)
- Apr, 10, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering
- Itapua, Paraguay
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The dam of San Benito Lake in Paraguay's Itapúa department breached on April 9, 2017, leading to a major flash flooding event, that broke the Graneros del Sur road in two. Authorities said the...
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