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B. 2017-02-12 Thousands told to evacuate in face of California dam risk Oroville Dam, California
C. 2017-02-08 Australian man trapped in dam with just nose above water Sydney
3. 2016-01-28 Mosul Dam in danger of collapsing, official says
E. 2015-11-24 Brazil dam breach: Toxic mud 'devastated vegetation' Minas Gerais, Brazil
F. 2015-11-21 Brazil dam toxic mud reaches Atlantic via Rio Doce estuary Rio Doce estuary, Brazil
6. 2015-11-17 Another two Brazil dams 'at risk of collapsing' Minas Gerais, Brazil
H. 2015-11-08 Brazil dams burst: 'Hopes of finding survivors fading' Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2015-11-05 Brazil dam burst engulfs homes in Minas Gerais Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
J. 2014-12-04 Crocodile kills man retrieving balls at golf course dam Kruger National Park, South Africa
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| Feb.12 |
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Thousands told to evacuate in face of California dam risk   Map of Oroville Dam California At least 130,000 people have been told to evacuate their homes after a spillway at the tallest dam in the US was weakened by heavy rainfall
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| Feb.8 |
Sydney |
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Australian man trapped in dam with just nose above water An Australian man has survived spending hours struggling to keep his nose above water after his excavator rolled into a dam
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| Jan.28 |
Mosul |
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Mosul Dam in danger of collapsing, official says Mosul Dam in northern Iraq is in 'moderate' danger of breaking down due to months of neglect by the Iraqi government
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| Nov.24 |
Brazil |
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Brazil dam breach: Toxic mud 'devastated vegetation' Toxic mud that swamped several Brazilian towns when a dam collapsed earlier this month has devastated forests over a large area
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| Nov.21 |
Brazil |
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Brazil dam toxic mud reaches Atlantic via Rio Doce estuary A wave of toxic mud travelling down the river from a collapsed dam has reached the Atlantic Ocean, amid concerns it will cause severe pollut...
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| Nov.17 |
Brazil |
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Another two Brazil dams 'at risk of collapsing' Brazilian mining company Samarco says two dams it uses to hold waste water from iron production are damaged and at risk of collapsing
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| Nov.8 |
Brazil |
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Brazil dams burst: 'Hopes of finding survivors fading' Hopes of finding survivors of mudslides and floods on Thursday in Brazil are fading, Governor Fernando Pimentel of Minas Gerais state has sa...
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| Nov.5 |
Brazil |
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Brazil dam burst engulfs homes in Minas Gerais Map of Mariana Minas Gerais Brazil| More than a dozen people are feared dead after a dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine in Brazil burst, flooding nearby homes | |
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| Dec.4 |
South Africa |
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Crocodile kills man retrieving balls at golf course dam
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| Aug.16 |
Mosul |
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 U.S. jets hit ISIS near dam Map of Mosul Dam Iraq| U.S. warplanes carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq near ISIS-controlled Mosul Dam early Saturday morning,. American fighters and drones were involved, providing air cover to Iraq... | |
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| Jan.12 |
Vancouver |
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Railway blames train derailment on washed out beaver dam
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| Jun.10 |
Egypt |
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Egypt warning over Ethiopia Nile dam
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| Jun.9 |
Eastern Germany |
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 Dam breaks near Magdeburg as Hungary floods recede A dam has broken on the flood-swollen River Elbe, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes around the city of Magdeburg
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| Nov.5 |
Laos |
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Laos approves Mekong 'mega' dam
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| Sep.30 |
Myanmar |
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Burma U-turn on controversial dam
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| Feb.25 |
Brazil |
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Judge blocks Amazon Belo Monte dam
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| Jul.24 |
Iowa |
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Residents flee after U.S. lake dam fails
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| Jul.23 |
China |
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Record water levels test giant dam Heavy rain and flooding have exacted a high toll and the country faced a new threat from a swollen Yangtze River dam
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| Jul.21 |
China |
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Controversial dam standing firm
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| Apr.20 |
Amazon |
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Brazil awards rights to develop dam Map of Belo Monte Brazil| Norte Energia consortium of nine companies has won the right to build a hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Amazon | |
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| Apr.16 |
Amazon |
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Judge allows start of bids on dam
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| Jul.25 |
Paraguay |
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 Brazil and Paraguay in power deal Brazil has agreed to triple its payments to Paraguay for energy from a massive hydro-electric dam on their border, ending a long-running dis...
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| Jun.30 |
China |
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China delays internet filter plan| China is to delay a controversial plan requiring all new computers sold in the country to be equipped with Green Dam Youth Escort | |
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| May.28 |
Brazil |
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Dam bursts after more rain Map of State of Ceara Brazil| A dam burst in the northeastern village of Cocal left a girl dead and three people missing. 800 to 2,000 homes near the dam were inundated | |
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| Mar.26 |
Jakarta |
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28 dead after dam bursts Heavy rains broke a dam in the capital, sending water rushing into hundreds of homes; rescuers were scrambling to save people
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| Sep.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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 Paraguay, Brazil discuss energy treaty Paraguay's new President Lugo visited Brazil to launch talks to earn his poor country more money from a dam on the nations' shared border
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| Aug.17 |
Arizona |
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Dam evacuations in Grand Canyon Map of Supai Arizona| More than 400 people are being evacuated from a village after an earthen dam burst following a night of heavy rain | |
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| Jul.4 |
Slovenia |
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13 feared dead as canoes run over dam Divers pulled 7 bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents to search for 5 other missing people
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| Jun.9 |
Sichuan |
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 Water rising too fast at quake lake Fears were mounting for the safety of more than a million people as waters threatening to burst a dam of landslide rubble
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| Jun.6 |
Sichuan |
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Water seeps from quake lake| Engineers kept a wary eye on an the dam, concerned that seepage and aftershocks were destabilizing the structure made of rock and mud | |
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| Jun.4 |
Sichuan |
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Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam Authorities watched nervously as rising water behind an earthquake-created dam neared a spillway designed to relieve pressure on it
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| Oct.30 |
Mosul |
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Dam 'at risk of collapse' The largest dam in Iraq is at risk of an imminent collapse that could unleash a 65ft wave of water on Mosul, a city of 1.7m people
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| Oct.12 |
China |
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Millions forced out by dam| At least 4 million people are to be moved from the area around Three Gorges Dam amid warnings of an 'environmental catastroph' | |
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| Sep.26 |
China |
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Eco warning over giant dam| China could face a catastrophe if it fails to quickly stop environmental problems such as flooding caused by the gigantic 3 Gorges Dam | |
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| Nov.14 |
Amazon |
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Dam plans jeopardize Amazon| Environmental experts are criticizing government for failing to assess the impact of 2 dams proposed for construction | |
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| Sep.30 |
Northern Nigeria |
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Dam collapse floods town 40 people are feared dead in northern Nigeria after 500 houses were swept away by the waters near Gusau
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| Jun.6 |
China |
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Engineers unleashe power of Yangtze| The engineers blew up a temporary barrier used during construction of the Three Gorges Dam | |
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| May.20 |
China |
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Three Gorges dam wall complete| Building crews have completed construction work across the Yangtze on the world's largest hydroelectric project | |
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| May.8 |
China |
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Three Gorges Dam 'built by May'| Construction of the dam is likely to be finished by 20 May, 9 months ahead of schedule | |
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| Apr.15 |
Romania |
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Danube at highest in more than a century
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| Dec.16 |
Northeast China |
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Dam bid to halt poison river| China is damming a waterway in an effort to reduce the toxic spill flowing towards Russia's Far East | |
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| Sep.28 |
Northern Italy |
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Venice 'will get protection dam' Map of Venice Italy| Berlusconi: The plans to build an underwater dam to protect Venice from flooding will go ahead | |
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| Feb.15 |
Pakistan |
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Flood toll put at 500 A week of torrential rain and heavy snow has left dozens buried under avalanches and more killed when a dam burst
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| Feb.11 |
Pakistan |
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Breached dam kills 50| A dam gave way after the heaviest rains and snowfalls in more than a decade | |
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| Sep.7 |
China |
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Toll rises, dam on alert| Floods unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 114 people in southwestern China | |
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| Nov.2 |
China |
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Three Gorges shares go on sale| Shares in dam have gone on sale to domestic investors. Analysts say the share offer will be vastly over-subscribed | |
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| Aug.16 |
Mexico |
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Dam breaks kill 14| 17 others were missing after one dam broke and another overflowed | |
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| Aug.15 |
Eastern Germany |
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Dresden evacuated as waters rise Map of Dresden Germany Central Dresden was being evacuated amid fears that a wave might wash over the city after a dam break downstream
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| Jun.5 |
Syria |
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10 killed as dam bursts| Dam flooded three villages in northern Syria. 100 homes were covered in muddy water | |
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| Mar.12 |
China |
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Giant dam seeks funds| Controversial 3 Gorges dam project may seek to raise money by selling shares in London | |
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| Jan.19 |
China |
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Town braced for demolition| Explosive experts are preparing to blow up the heart of a town as part of the controversial Three Gorges dam project | |
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