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Broken dam causes Russians to demonstrate
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Rescue workers assist victims in Russia’s Orsk, where a dam failure and spring flood have led to major flooding and, unusually, demonstrations against the authorities.…
Situation “critical” after Russian dam collapse
– It enables federal interventions, says Emergency Preparedness Minister Alexander Kurenkov during a visit to Orsk about the declared state of emergency. The dam burst after weeks of heavy rain…
State of disaster after dam collapse – 4,000 evacuated
There is a state of emergency in the Russian city Cause. 4,000 people have been evacuated after a dam burst, Russian media reports.– Yesterday we didn’t think it would turn…
Gates at McKeough Dam closed to protect Wallaceburg
The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority said its McKeough Dam was in operation and water levels were expected to peak overnight Saturday in the lower reaches of the Sydenham River…
Enel Green Power: countersinking of the large Rochemolles dam for maintenance
(Finance) – It will begin Monday 8 January the complete flare of the Rochemolles dam, located at approximately 2,000 meters above sea level, along the river of the same name,…
Europa League draw: AC Milan for Rennes, Toulouse against Benfica, Lens and Marseille spared! All dam posters
Four French clubs were affected by the Europa League play-off draw this Monday, and they inherited very prestigious opponents. Summary The draw for the play-offs Europa League took place this…
When Russia blew up the huge Kahovka dam, a lake much larger than Päijänne was emptied – see the pictures of what it looks like there now
MALOKATERNIVKA From the yard of Olga Deribas, you can see a meadow that stretches to the horizon. You’d think it’s always looked like this here, but it hasn’t. In the…
Cameroon launches KHPC to build its largest hydroelectric dam
The hydroelectricity sector in Cameroon is enriched by a new company, the Kikot Hydro Power Company (KHPC), which was launched on Monday September 25 with the objective of building a…
Here the dam in Sala is saved with pumps: “A collapse would be a disaster””
The high water flows put high pressure on dams and rivers in Sala. So high that extra pumps are needed at the dam at Måns Ols to avoid a collapse.…
Norway dismantles the failed humpback dam in Teno – the dam did not prevent the rise of humpback salmon, but it harmed the river’s own salmon population
According to the Norwegian Environment Agency, the dam is being dismantled because only a few humpback salmon have been caught recently. In fact, the dam has not worked all summer,…