Zeyzoun dam

Syria / Idlib / Jisr-as-Sugur /
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Zeyzoun Dam bursted 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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeyzoun_Dam
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Coordinates:   35°43'24"N   36°22'33"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago