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The Forgotten Legacy of the Banqiao Dam Collapse
Fish, Eric http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0208/240078.shtml
Publisher: The Economic Observer
Date Written: 08/02/2013
Year Published: 2013
Resource Type: Article
In 1975, after a period of rapid dam development, a perfect storm of factors came together to topple Henan Province's Banqiao Dam and kill an estimated 171,000 people. Today, on the cusp of another dam-building binge, some worry that factors which led to Banqiao’s collapse are re-emerging.
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