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Arlington: Prestonwood Lake Dam failure is imminent
FOX 4   01 November 2018   USA   Arlington, Texas  
Arlington: Prestonwood Lake Dam failure is imminent
<p>ARLINGTON, Texas - The city of Arlington is preparing for an emergency in case a dam collapses and floods streets.</p> <p>The privately-owned Prestonwood Lake Dam is in a North Arlington neighborhood near Lamar and Green Oaks boulevards. Inspectors reportedly ...
Thousands of Puerto Ricans evacuated as dam threatens to breach
New Scientist   26 September 2017   Puerto Rico   Rio Guajataca  
Danger: full to the brim. Reuters/Alvin Baez
<p>&ldquo;Stay away or be swept away.&rdquo; This grim advice was issued to the people of Puerto Rico by the US National Weather Service on Monday, after a dam overwhelmed by rainfall from Hurricane Maria developed a large fissure.</p> <p>The Guajataca Dam ...
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State Engineers: Utah’s dams are safe
FOX13 Salt Lake City   14 February 2017   USA   Utah  
<p>SALT LAKE CITY -- US dams were given a "D" grade by the American Society of Civil Engineers.</p><p><br>“We're looking for any real kinds of signs of deterioration. Is the concrete falling apart? Is there some sort of crack we haven't seen before? Is there ...
180,000 people are told to evacuate over "Imminent Failure" Of California's Oroville Dam - Live Feeds
BBC NEWS   13 February 2017   United States   Americas  
The structure of the Oroville Dam in California has weakened following heavy rainfall (AP)
<p class="story-body__introduction">More than 180,000 people in northern California have been told to evacuate their homes after an overflow channel at the tallest dam in the US was weakened by heavy rainfall.</p><p>The emergency spillway of the 770 ft (230m) ...
Oroville Dam, Feds and state officials ignored warnings 12 years ago
Mercury News   12 February 2017   USA   California  
Oroville Dam
<p>More than a decade ago, federal and state officials and some of California&rsquo;s largest water agencies rejected concerns that the massive earthen spillway at Oroville Dam &mdash; at risk of collapse Sunday night and prompting the evacuation of 185,000 ...