Sustainable development : environment, human

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Natural disasters : the 10 deadliest throughout history

by Roger on Jan.28, 2010, under Ecology, Ecology thoughts, Humanitarian action, Humanitarian thoughts

When nature goes out of control….

10. Banqiao Dam flood (1975) Death Toll: 90,000–230,000
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The Banqiao Reservoir Dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam are among 62 dams in Zhumadian Prefecture of China’s Henan Province that failed catastrophically or were intentionally destroyed in 1975 during Typhoon Nina. The dam failure caused the sudden loss of 18 GW of power, the equivilant of roughly 9 large modern coal fired power stations, or about 1/3 the peak demand on (continue reading…)
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