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According to records compiled by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, bodies were found as far away as Cincinnati, Ohio, and as late as 1911; 99 entire families died in the flood, including 396 children; 124 women and 198 men were widowed; 98 children were orphaned; and one third of the dead, 777 people, never were identified; their remains ...
Pages in category "Dam failures in the United States" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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]
Monique Calello, Staunton News Leader September 30, 2024 at 9:08 AM Augusta County Fire-Rescue responded to a large number of calls related to the severe weather brought on by Hurricane Helene.
Patrick Hite, Staunton News Leader August 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM WEYERS CAVE — Virginia State Police have identified the two pedestrians killed in a crash Saturday night on Route 11.
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Bosher's Dam is a historic low head dam (also called a weir) built upon the James River just west of Richmond, Virginia.It is a 12-foot-high stone structure which interrupts the natural flow of Virginia's largest self-contained river by spanning the waterway between suburban Tuckahoe in Henrico County and the western part of Richmond just west of the Edward E. Willey Bridge.
Severe flooding in the Midwest has left at least two people dead as heavy rains caused a bridge to collapse, a historic dam to be on the brink of failure and an entire town to be cut off by ...