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Zeyzoun Dam breach area

Syria / Idlib / Jisr-as-Sugur /
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Site of Zeyzoun Dam breach. The dam bursted at this location on 4 June 2002, killing 22 people and otherwise affecting around 10,000. 251 houses were destroyed by the 3.3. m (11 ft) wave from the emptying reservoir which swept across 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi) of the surrounding countryside. The Syrian government had ignored signs that the dam needed repairs.
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Coordinates:   35°43'2"N   36°21'47"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago