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Brazilian Dam Collapse in 2019: Vale fined $7 billion in compensation
- Feb, 04, 2021
- Dam Engineering Forensics Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Brazil
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Vale, the company owning a mining waste dam that collapsed in 2019 was fined $7 billion in compensation. On January 25, 2019, an 86-meter dam operated by Vale, a multinational firm in the mining and...
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Dam failure due to heavy rainfall in South Carolina
- Dec, 23, 2019
- Dam Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, South Carolina
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A dam located in Aiken County, South Carolina, burst after a long period of rainfall struck the surrounding area. The incident occurred on Monday, December 23, 2019. According to Chris Rohrbach, a me...
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High water level blamed for Vale's dam collapse in Brazil
According to experts, the catastrophic failure of Vale's mining waste dam was caused by high water level. In January 2019, the 86-meter high dam located in the state of Minas Gerais, collapsed trigge...
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Dam collapse in Siberia results in 15 casualties
- Oct, 19, 2019
- Dam Engineering Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Russia, Krasnoyarsk
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 15 workers died after a dam collapsed flooding a gold mine in Siberia, Russia. The gold mine is located in the Krasnoyarsk district of Russia, 160 kilometers south of Krasnoyarsk city, The...
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Repair works at Whaley bridge dam may last for up to 3 years
- Aug, 01, 2019
- Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The repair works to rebuilt the disintegrated Whaley bridge dam located at Toddbrook Reservoir, Derbyshire, U.K., may last for 3 whole years. The dam was highly damaged and partially collapsed after...
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