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An aerial view of the damaged Oroville Dam spillway in California, and the debris field just below, in February 2017. Photo by California Department of Water Resources

Science Jul 16

In an era of extreme weather, concerns grow over dam safety

By Jacques Leslie, Yale Environment 360

Members of a rescue team search for victims after a tailings dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA collapsed, in Brumadinho, Brazil, on January 28, 2019. Photo by Adriano Machado/Reuters

Death toll from Brazil dam collapse rises to 58

Hopes are fading that more survivors will be found after a dam collapse buried surrounding neighborhoods with iron ore waste.

By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Peter Prengaman, Associated Press

Villagers evacuate after the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province. Photo by ABC Laos News/Handout via Reuters

Hundreds missing in Laos after hydroelectric dam collapses

The official Lao news agency KPL said the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in Attapeu province collapsed Monday evening, releasing cascades of water that swept away houses, flooded villages and made more than 6,600 people homeless.

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Youkyung Lee, Associated Press

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