Banqiao Dam: Its Failure In 1975 Caused More Casualties Than Any Other

[Spartan]

The Banqiao Reservoir Dam  is a dam on the River Ru in Zhumadian City, Henan province, China. Its failure in 1975 caused more casualties than any other dam failure in history. It was subsequently rebuilt.

 

The Banqiao dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam are among 62 dams in Zhumadian that failed catastrophically or were intentionally destroyed in 1975 during Typhoon Nina.

 

The dam failures killed an estimated 171,000 people;^[1] 11 million people lost their homes. It also caused the sudden loss of 18 GW of power^{[citation needed]}, the power output equivalent of roughly 9 very large modern coal-fired thermal power stations.

[Spartan]

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[mettastar]

1.7 lakh chanipoyaaraa.. oh my god.. 11 million ki illu poyinava vaari naayano

[Spartan]

1.7 lakh chanipoyaaraa.. oh my god.. 11 million ki illu poyinava vaari naayano

 

1975 lo man..

 

a flood water vere places lo povaddu ani...they had to bomb destory some dams..to direct the water flow in certain direction..

[timmy]

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[Shaaru_Bharu]

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