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  2. North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about ...

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    From 2013 to 2023, 283 dams in the U.S. experienced some kind of failure, according to data provided by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials and analyzed by NBC News this summer.

  3. NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency ...

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    At 9 a.m. Friday, town officials notified the Rutherford County Emergency Management office about the pending dam failure, saying water from the lake was expected to top the dam before 10 a.m.

  4. Derna dam collapses - Wikipedia

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    The Derna dam collapses were the catastrophic failures of two dams in Derna, Libya, on the night of 10–11 September 2023, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel.The collapse of the Derna Dam and the Abu Mansour Dam released an estimated 30 million cubic meters (39 million cubic yards) of water, [6] [7] causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks.

  5. North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but ...

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    The dam is roughly 30 miles southeast of Asheville. Flood warnings issued Flood warnings have been issued for several counties and towns in Western North Carolina, including Avery, Alleghany, Ashe ...

  6. Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam - Wikipedia

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    On 2 June, a small part of the road over the dam collapsed, along with parts of the piers which supported them, according to satellite images obtained by BBC News. [33] [48] [49] According to NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel, [50] "That indicates to me that there were structural issues at the facility before whatever happened today ...

  7. Minnesota’s Rapidan dam partially fails amid severe flooding

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    A key dam in Minnesota partially failed on Monday afternoon after severe flooding hit the region.. The Rapidan Dam in Blue Earth County, Minnesota is breaking down as rushing waters sweep debris ...

  8. Dam failure - Wikipedia

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    The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam on June 5, 1976 Ruins of the dam of Vega de Tera (Spain) after breaking in 1959. A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood of such an uncontrolled release. [1]

  9. A dam collapse in eastern Sudan kills at least 30 people ...

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    The collapse of the Arbaat Dam in Sudan’s eastern Red Sea state over the weekend flooded nearby homes and killed at least 30 people following heavy rains, a U.N. agency said. The U.N. Office for ...