An example was the catastrophic collapse in August 1975 of two large water-conservancy projects in Henan Province, the Banqiao dam and the Shimantan dam. Hitherto almost entirely unreported beyond ...

The citizens of Henan province in central China could tell you. They live downstream of the Banqiao dam, which was built in the 1950s, and immediately showed signs of cracking. After reinforcement ...

There have been many dam failures in countries including the US, Canada, Italy, Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam, China and India. The Banqiao Dam burst in China in August 1975, caused 171,000 deaths.

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Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Updated Oct. 15 at 1:29 p.m. A colossal dam is near completion on ...

Typhoon Nina brought severe flooding to the Philippines, causing the Banqiao Dam and a series of smaller nearby dams to collapse in 1975. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

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There have been many dam failures in countries including the US, Canada, Italy, Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam, China and India. The Banqiao Dam burst in China in August 1975, caused 171,000 deaths.