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Neighbors Not Thrilled by China's Giant Hydroelectric Dam in Tibet

Dam on Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo could threaten water supplies downstream

(Newser) - China has begun building the world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet—a $167 billion project set to reshape regional waterways. The Motuo Hydropower Station on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, which will surpass the Three Gorges in size and could generate three times its energy output, has...

Ethiopia's Controversial Dam Has Been Completed

Egypt has long opposed the dam as an existential threat

(Newser) - Ethiopia's prime minister said Thursday that his country's controversial power dam on the Nile has been completed. Egypt has long opposed the dam because of concerns it would deplete its share of Nile River waters. Egypt has referred to the dam, known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, as an...

Beavers Save Czech Taxpayers $1.2M
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Taxpayers $1.2M
Feb 13, 2025 11:40 AM CST

Beavers Save Czech Taxpayers $1.2M

They get a dam without ever breaking ground

(Newser) - Moving slowly through the red tape of bureaucracy sometimes pays off, as in the Czech Republic, where officials planned to build a $1.2 million dam to help protect the river habitat of critically endangered crayfish. The project, first proposed in 2018, was long delayed by negotiations over the protected...

Minnesota Dam Is in 'Imminent Failure Condition'

Flooding has eaten away west bank of Rapidan Dam

(Newser) - An aging dam in Minnesota is in "imminent failure condition" after flooding on the Blue Earth River, officials say. The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office said Monday that there had been a breach on the west side of the Rapidan Dam near Mankato, but the main part of...

Residents of Utah Town on Alert Over Crack in Dam

About 2K people in Panguitch are ready to evacuate if things worsen

(Newser) - Workers are trying to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot crack sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,800 residents of a downstream town. State and local leaders don't think the Panguitch Lake Dam is in imminent danger of breaking open but have...

Russia Denies It Blew Up Dam. New Evidence Suggests Otherwise

Drone pics, other info shows Russia had 'means, motive, and opportunity' to destroy Ukrainian dam

(Newser) - Russia had the means, motive, and opportunity to bring down a Ukrainian dam that collapsed earlier this month while under Russian control, per exclusive drone photos and information obtained by the AP . Images taken from above the Kakhovka dam and shared with the AP appear to show an explosives-laden car...

Ukraine: Russia Blows Up Dam in Latest 'War Crime'

Thousands live in flood zone along Dnipro River

(Newser) - Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up a dam in the Russian-occupied Kherson region, threatening catastrophic flooding. The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Nova Kakhovka, one of six dams along the Dnipro River, holds as much water as Utah's Great Salt Lake, per Reuters . Images show most of the 100-foot...

Government Official Orders Dam Drained to Find Lost Phone
Official Fined for Draining
Reservoir to Find Phone
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Jun 4, 2023 3:45 PM CDT

Official Fined for Draining Reservoir to Find Phone

State irrigation department in India orders Rajesh Vishwas to pay for wasted water

(Newser) - An official in India who drained a reservoir to search for his lost phone has to pay for the water as well as a new phone. Food inspector Rajesh Vishwas, who retrieved his $1,200 Samsung device but found it was unusable, has been fined the equivalent of around $640...

These Are the 'Ticking Time Bombs' of US Infrastructure

AP analysis finds that the number of dams in dangerous condition is on the rise

(Newser) - Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan Reservoir is capable of storing over 36 billion gallons of water, enough to supply every resident in San Diego for most of a year. Today, it's three-quarters empty, intentionally kept low because of concerns it could...

9 Went Tubing on the River. Only 4 Have Come Back

3 tubers dead, 2 missing after they plunged over edge of dam in North Carolina's Dan River

(Newser) - A day on the water turned tragic in North Carolina, leaving three tubers dead and two missing after they plummeted over the edge of a dam. The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office says nine people in total started out Wednesday evening on the Dan River in the inflatable tubes, all...

Heroic Teenager Dies After Saving Her Family

Raina Lynn Neeland was only 18

(Newser) - A heroic Minnesota teenager is dead after saving her relatives from perilous river waters, the Star-Tribune reports. Raina Lynn Neeland, 18, pulled out the youngsters—including one who was only 6—from Clearwater Lake before losing her life. "Raina jumped in without hesitation and pulled three little ones out...

Governor: People Will Be Held Responsible for Failed Dam

It had been the target of investigations prior to Tuesday failure

(Newser) - Thousands of Michigan residents were forced to flee their homes in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic when a dam failed Tuesday , flooding homes downstream with as much as nine feet of water. On Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer promised that the state would "pursue every line of legal recourse"...

After 2 Dams Fail, Mich. Gov. Warns of 9 Feet of Water

Whitmer urges thousands in affected areas of Midland County in Michigan to evacuate

(Newser) - Two dams have failed in a Michigan county, leading the state's governor to declare a state of emergency and issue dire warnings to residents to evacuate affected areas. AccuWeather reports that the Edenville and Sanford dams in Midland County breached Tuesday night after heavy rains and flash flooding, and...

Officials Order Reservoir Be Drained Over Earthquake Risk

Anderson Reservoir must be drained by October

(Newser) - Worried that an earthquake could collapse a big dam south of San Francisco, officials have ordered its reservoir to be completely drained. The 240-foot-high earthen Anderson Dam, built in 1950 between San Jose and the community of Morgan Hill, poses too great a risk of collapse and must be fully...

At Least 15 Die After Dam Collapse at Gold Mine

A criminal investigation is now underway

(Newser) - At least 15 gold miners in a remote part of Siberia were killed Saturday when a dam collapsed on their encampment, per Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations. Bloomberg and Reuters report that 13 people are still said to be missing after the early-morning calamity in the Krasnoyarsk region, which...

Dam Holds After 'Direct Hit' From Runaway Barges

Oklahoma town had warned residents: 'Leave now!'

(Newser) - Two unmanned barges that broke loose on the swollen Arkansas River in Oklahoma crashed into a dam hours later and sank Thursday, and they didn't cause the structure to fail, which officials feared might happen. The barges carrying about 1,500 tons of phosphate fertilizer between them became unmoored...

Drivers Race for Their Lives in Video of Dam Bursting

And a ceremony is held at the scene of the devastation

(Newser) - Two terrifying videos have emerged of a Brazil dam collapsing at a mine last month and killing at least 115 people, the New York Times reports. One video, apparently shot by the Vale mining company, shows a dust cloud coming up just before the red-mud avalanche pours in, burying vehicles...

Brazil Dam Collapse Could Be Among Deadliest in 50 Years

Death toll in Brumadinho tragedy jumps to 58, with hundreds still missing

(Newser) - Officials in Brazil feared they'd find many more bodies after a dam collapse in Brumadinho on Friday. Those fears have been realized, with the death toll climbing from under a dozen to now nearly 60. Authorities have confirmed 58 people perished and up to 300 are still missing, and...

Sea of Mud and Waste Leaves 9 Dead, 300 Missing

Dam collapse devastates Brumadinho, Brazil

(Newser) - Rescuers in helicopters on Saturday searched for survivors in a huge area in southeastern Brazil buried by mud from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste, with at least nine people dead and up to 300 missing. Nearly a full day since the disaster happened, finding many more...

Hundreds Missing, Feared Dead After Laos Dam Gives Out

More than 6K people have been left homeless after reported collapse of Xepian-Xe Nam Noy dam

(Newser) - Hundreds of people are missing, more than 6,000 have been left homeless, and an unknown number are thought dead after a portion of a still-under-construction hydroelectric dam in Laos' Attapeu province reportedly collapsed Monday night, per the AP . The country's KPL news agency, via the BBC , reports that...

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