Community members, elected officials, water managers, and federal representatives gathered on Friday to officially commemorate the 50th anniversary of the collapse of the Teton Dam. The event included an on-site ribbon-cutting to mark the opening of a new commemorative overlook,

The Vajont Dam disaster began when about 574 billion pounds of rock collapsed into the reservoir in roughly 45 seconds. The impact created a tsunami-like wave that surged up to around 800 feet, sending a massive wall of water over the dam and into the valley below.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The devastating flooding in Texas Hill Country has shocked and scared the nation, with Americans from coast to coast waiting for news from ongoing rescue efforts. Dozens of people have ...

The smell of flood mud, memories of Army helicopter rescues, and the “death” of a rubber snake. All make up stories about the Teton Dam Disaster thanks to a recently created “Teton Dam Stories” on Facebook. As the name implies, the page is designed ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - A judge has denied the motion by the state related to claims from the Edenville Dam disaster nearly five years ago. Victims from the court claim the state knew that the Edenville Dam was not structurally sound, but still raised the ...

A class action lawsuit in the U.K. will decide whether the Fundão tailings dam collapse was the fault of mining companies, Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) and Miners Vale, which together make up the joint venture Samarco. The companies could pay over $40 ...

In the largest mass tort claim in English legal history, the High Court has found in favour of over 600,000 claimants adversely affected by the collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil. In November 2015, the Fundão Dam collapsed, releasing around 40 million ...