A mountain collapse sent a 245-meter wave over Europe’s tallest dam
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A mountain collapse sent a 245-meter wave over Europe’s tallest dam
On the night of October 9, 1963, a massive landslide plunged into the reservoir behind Italy’s 264-meter-tall Vajont Dam, triggering one of Europe’s worst engineering disasters. The impact generated a gigantic wave that surged over the dam and smashed into nearby villages, killing around 1,917 people in minutes. Entire communities were ...
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Vajont Dam Disaster
1,917 Dead: The Vajont Dam Disaster 1963 October 9, 1963 10:39 PM. Vajont Valley, Italy. 1,917 souls asleep in the villages below the world’s tallest dam. Little did they know in minutes their world would vanish forever. 🔍 Sources & Images: • Wikipedia & Wikimedia Commons (all historical photos public domain/CC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajont_Dam (Files: VajontDiga.jpg | La_diga_del_Vajont_vista_da_Longarone_18-8-2005.jpg | Vajont1963usarmy.jpg | Disastro_Vajont.jpg | Longarone_Pirago.jp
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1,917 Dead: The Vajont Dam Disaster 1963 October 9, 1963 10:39 PM. Vajont Valley, Italy. 1,917 souls asleep in the villages below the world’s tallest dam. Little did they know in minutes their world would vanish forever. 🔍 Sources & Images: • Wikipedia & Wikimedia Commons (all historical photos public domain/CC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajont_Dam (Files: VajontDiga.jpg | La_diga_del_Vajont_vista_da_Longarone_18-8-2005.jpg | Vajont1963usarmy.jpg | Disastro_Vajont.jpg | Longarone_Pirago.jp
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CASE FILE: 1963 - VAJONT DAM The dam survived. The town didn't. 📉🇮🇹 A landslide created a wave taller than the dam itself. #VajontDam #Disaster #EngineeringFail #History #Tsunami | Casefile: Redacted
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CASE FILE: 1963 - VAJONT DAM The dam survived. The town didn't. 📉🇮🇹 A landslide created a wave taller than the dam itself. #VajontDam #Disaster #EngineeringFail #History #Tsunami | Casefile: Redacted
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