China called the Banqiao Dam strong enough for a 10,000-year flood. Then Super Typhoon Nina hit in 1975, the dam burst, and ...

Free State authorities have confirmed that at least three people have been killed following a mine dam collapse in ...

In her 88 years, Antonia Alves has seen much hardship as a member of Brazil’s indigenous community, whose people have often been driven from their ancestral lands over conflicts with farmers and ...

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The year was 1976, and the United States was preparing for a bicentennial celebration across the country. But on June 5, 1976, the Teton Dam in southern Idaho failed, leaving a path of devastation in ...

At least 32 people died after a dam burst in central Kenya, sweeping away their homes while many of them were asleep, police said Thursday. After a severe drought, weeks of torrential rains in Kenya ...

Chance of finding survivors ‘minimal’ after tailings dam at iron ore mine bursts Ten bodies have been found and more than 400 people are unaccounted for after a dam operated by the mining firm Vale ...