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“The collapse was neither an 'act of God' as the government claimed, nor a failure in management by dam workers as most citizens of Morvi believe to this day, but rather a severe failure of… engineering ...”.
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“The collapse was neither an 'act of God' as the government claimed, nor a failure in management by dam workers as most citizens of Morvi believe to this day, but rather a severe failure of…engineering...” http://www.indianexpress.com/news/book-on-1979-morbi-dam-disaster-rubbishes-act-of-god-theory/979087/0
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Nearly3 times more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morvi_dam_failure
8,500 Lives Lost(average estimate) Deaths 8,500 8,000 7,500 7,000 6,500 6,000 5,500 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 3,000 Lives Lost From Morvi Dam Burst From 9/11 Attacks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morvi_dam_failure
1 ft. 1 ft. 1 cubic foot 1 ft.
Nearly 50% more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morvi_dam_failure
about 50% more 1979 storm: 400,000 cft/s MORVI DAM Normal flow: 220,000 cft/s
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