A large crack has been found in the Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River which supports the utility power supply to a major cluster of data centers in central Washington state.
65-Foot Crack Found in Washington State Dam (Feb 25)
The 2-inch-wide crack was found Thursday after divers were sent into the Columbia River because engineers detected a misalignment in a spillway on Wanapum Dam near the central Washington town of Vantage, said Tom Stredwick, a spokesman for the Grant County Public Utility District.
The Wanapum Dam generates more than 1,000 megawatts of electricity for the Grant County PUD, the utility that provides electricity to major data centers operated by Microsoft, Yahoo, Dell, Sabey Data Centers and Vantage Data Centers.
On February 25, dam officials noticed an irregular bowing of the dam near a section of a spillgate pier along the mile-long structure. Divers examined the area Thursday and discovered a two-inch wide crack running horizontally, located about 75 feet below the water’s surface. It runs the entire width of the 65-foot-wide pier.
The risk of a failure of the dam is high enough that the county has initiated an emergency plan. To relieve pressure on the dam, the water level is being lowered by 20 feet.
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Owen Falls Dam in Uganda Falling Apart (Feb 28)
The Owen Falls dam in Jinja could cave in, if the cracks and damage to the dam are not repaired, an official of Eskom, the hydro power generation company, has said.
Huge cracks continue to develop in the walls and supporting pillars of the dam. Water continuously sips through the gaping holes, expanding the cracks and making the dam weaker by the day.
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Lake Manatee Dam at Risk of Collapse (Feb 14)
The Lake Manatee Dam in Bradeton, Florida is in a "severely distressed state" because of erosion, engineering consultants have found, forcing county officials to take corrective actions.
Heavy rains over four or five days could compromise the Lake Manatee Dam, Manatee County government warned in a news release February 14.
As a precaution, workers have begun to lower the water level of the lake.
Engineers and officials are concerned that the dam's clay core may have been compromised.
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Water Gushes over Crumbling Dam in Zimbabwe (Feb 9)
A dam on the Tokwe river in the Masvingo area of Zimbabwe is close to bursting as water from heavy rains finding its way through gaps in the uncompleted dam wall.
Construction of the Tokwe Mukorsi dam began in 1998 but stalled in 2008. The dam was due to be completed at the end of last year but the deadline has passed with construction still not finished. Pictures from the area show water gushing through breaks in the wall and a huge build up of water in the reservoir behind it. Villagers have been evacuated as quickly as possible, with around 4,000 people believed to be at risk should the dam burst.
According to the Daily News, the Zimbabwe Air Force is helping people evacuate. The Minister for Masvingo province is quoted as saying that the government is on high alert and "A helicopter from the AFZ has been airlifting some families who were marooned by the floods but we are not yet sure how many people are still marooned."
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"All dams will break either during the pole shift or in the months leading up to the hour of the shift. Look at the structure of the dam! It assumes that rock holding both sides of the dam will remain in place and not move. Of course these sides will move. This is a subduction zone! There is mountain building and even where the mountains are not being pushed upward, they are moving from side to side. Some parts are more fluid than others, which are more resistant during any earthquake thrust, so there IS inevitably movement to the side. They will pull apart, slide forward or backwards, but in any case the water will find its way around the dam."
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/aug/15/rain-tri...
One injured after wall of a shop caves in due to heavy rain at Kamarguda in Chitrakonda.
15th August 2020 08:36 AM
MALKANGIRI: Incessant rains since the last few days continued on Friday disrupting normal life in the district.A six-metre high dam of the minor irrigation project at Patraput under Mathili block collapsed due to heavy rains. Floodwater submerged standing crops in nearly 30 acre of farmland on the downstream. Minor Irrigation Executive Engineer Sushil Sahu said efforts are on to repair the dam soon.
Similarly, four houses in Champajharan and Miliguda villages under Mathili were damaged due to rain. Communication was disrupted on Mathili road after an uprooted tree blocked vehicular movement on the day.Movement of vehicles was also disrupted on NH-326 between Malkangiri and Jeypore as rainwater flowed 3-4 feet over Pangam bridge. Till reports last came in, water was flowing over the bridges at MV-90 and MV-96 under Kalimela block and Kanyashram of Podia.
On Thursday night, one Kamala Pangi sustained injuries after the wall of a shop collapsed on her due to heavy rain at Kamarguda junction under Chitrakonda block. Kamala was sleeping inside the shop when the mishap took place. Her father Santosh Pangi urged the district administration for relief and Government assistance.
In the last 24 hours, the district received 490.4 mm rainfall. Chitrakonda block reported the highest rain of 130 mm followed by Korukonda (97 mm), Khairput (84 mm) and Podia (63.5).
https://headtopics.com/sg/hundreds-of-homes-destroyed-after-sudan-d...
KHARTOUM (AFP) - Hundreds of homes were destroyed or flooded this week as a dam burst after heavy rain in Sudan 's Blue Nile state, a local official said on Saturday (Aug 1).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The dam collapsed on Thursday in the district of Bout in the southeastern state,"destroying more than 600 homes and flooding others", Nousseiba Farouk told AFP by phone.Residents successfully evacuated their homes, she said.Local media said the dam held five million cubic metres of water, used for both agriculture and drinking.
"We don't yet have an exact idea of the damage because we have not been able to reach the flooded area," Farouk added.
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https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/08/01/dam-collapse-destroys-600-houses...
A sudden collapse of a dam in Sudan’s Blue Nile State has destroyed 600 houses, local Sudanese media reported on Friday.
“Over 600 houses in the neighborhoods of Bout town in Blue Nile State have been destroyed due to a sudden collapse of Bout dam which is used to store around 5 million cubic meters of water coming from the valleys of Al-Angsana Mountains,” local media quoted Nusaiba Farouq Kalol, acting executive director of Al Tadamun locality in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, as saying.
“The water surrounded another 600 families in a neighbourhood, with no access to them as the water flooded the area from three directions,” she added.
The local official warned against a big wave of displacement in the area, noting that the Bout dam constitutes the backbone for the area where there is a large market and more than nine basic education schools.
Annually during June and July, Sudan witnesses waves of floods due to heavy rains.
On Thursday, Sudan meteorological authorities warned of medium to heavy rains, accompanied by high-speed winds on Friday that would continue until Saturday afternoon, in various parts of the country.
https://news.abplive.com/uncut/off-the-record-with-pankaj-jha/bihar...
Expert: Three Gorges Dam Could Collapse | NTD | Three Gorges Dam is breaking apart. 7/23/2020
https://www.roanoke.com/news/local/landslide-caused-by-heavy-rains-...
Landslide caused by heavy rains damages Philpott Dam
As of 5 p.m. this afternoon, Appalachian Power reports 105 customer in Henry County without power and 13 in Patrick County.
The largest outage involves 92 customers on the east side of Greensboro road just south of William F. Stone Highway and includes Villa Road, Wilde Street, Windover Street, Sinclair Street and Marrowbone Circle.
Estimated restoration to the largest area is 10 p.m. tonight. Isolated areas are expected to take longer.
UPDATE:
12:09 p.m.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that heavy rains Sunday triggered a landslide next to and downstream of Philpott Dam in Bassett. No injuries have been reported.
The landslide, which damaged the switch house and the transformers area, caused a temporary power outage at the dam when it damaged the backup generator.
Crews remain on site to restore power to the dam so that it can continue to control the release of water, the Army Corps of Engineers reports. There are no anticipated downstream impacts, according to reports.
BASSETT -- Emergency workers rushed to Stanleytown Health and Rehab on Sunday night, and homes in the Bassett area reportedly were evacuated as a steady downpour brought what was called "historic flooding" along the Smith River in Henry County.
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg issued a Flash Flood Emergency – more severe than a warning – about 10:20 p.m. that will remain in effect until 6:45 a.m. Monday. It applies to Martinsville, Henry County and Franklin County. Henry County also declared a state of emergency.
Flood waters are moving down the Smith River, and the river may not crest for several more hours, the NWS said in its alert.
Water was shown to be over the top of at least one bridge across the Smith River in the Bassett area.
The Smith River gage at Bassett has reported a stage of 12.5 feet for the past two hours and may be malfunctioning, the NWS said.
About a half of inch of water rose into Stanleytown Health & Rehab, located at 240 Riverside Dr. in Bassett.
Emergency vehicles, including rescue boats, arrived on the scene, but by about 10 p.m. a possible evacuation was stopped, and first responders departed.
Significant other flooding in the region threatened the homes of some residents, with several having been flooded by what the NWS termed “is now believed to be historic flooding.”
An emergency evacuation center was opened at Bassett High School.
The alert said the flooding is life-threatening and recommended those in low-lying areas seek shelter. This would include low water crossings, creeks, streams and underpasses in the city.
The flood waters are moving down the Smith River, the advisory said, and may not crest for several more hours.
https://wtop.com/virginia/2020/05/rains-spark-fears-that-va-dam-wil...
Rains spark fears that Va. dam will fail, 13 homes evacuated
May 21, 2020, 8:46 AM
ROANOKE, Va. — People living in 13 homes in southwestern Virginia have received an evacuation order because a dam may fail from heavy rains.
The Roanoke Times reported Thursday that the homes are in southwest Roanoke and near the Spring Valley Dam. The dam forms a creek-fed lake called Spring Valley Lake.
People living downstream received phone calls from the city. But the city said that Roanoke Fire-EMS personnel also went door to door.
Roanoke’s Stormwater Utility’s online precipitation app said the area has received 7.6 inches of rain since Tuesday.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/climate/dam-failure-michigan-cli...
‘Expect More’: Climate Change Raises Risk of Dam Failures
Engineers say most dams in the United States, designed decades ago, are unsuited to a warmer world and stronger storms.
May 22, 2020, 10:08 a.m. ET
The dam that failed in Central Michigan on Tuesday gave way for the same reason most do: It was overwhelmed by water. Almost five inches of rain fell in the area in the previous two days, after earlier storms had saturated the ground and swollen the Tittabawassee River, which the dam held back.
No one can say yet whether the intense rainfall that preceded this disaster was made worse by climate change. But global warming is already causing some regions to become wetter, and increasing the frequency of extreme storms, according to the latest National Climate Assessment. The trends are expected to continue as the world gets even warmer.
That puts more of the nation’s 91,500 dams at risk of failing, engineers and dam safety experts said.
“We should expect more of these down the road,” said Amir AghaKouchak, a professor of civil engineering at the University of California, Irvine. “It’s unfortunate but this is what the trend is going to be.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/19/1-michigan-dam-breached-another-at-...
Michigan dam breached, another at risk amid Midwest floods
May 19 20208:59 PM EDT
And for those who don't realize it, that little red brick house is the dam control station with all three floodgates wide open. That is not a breach...that is a life changer!
The evacuations in Michigan followed days of heavy rains in parts of the Midwest that also brought flooding to Chicago and other parts of Illinois, Ohio and other states.
Heavy rains also caused flooding in parts of northwestern Indiana, including Crown Point — the Lake County seat — where about seven inches fell over the weekend.
People living along two lakes and a river in mid-Michigan rushed to evacuate Tuesday after the breach of a dam following days of heavy flooding across parts of the Midwest.
Two schools were opened for evacuees in the Midland area, about 140 miles north of Detroit, after the breach of Edenville Dam, which holds back Wixom Lake.
Red Cross worker Tom Restgate, who had been helping residents of the area seek shelter from the threat of rising waters, said he received an alert over his cellphone that “the dam ... it breached.”
Residents in a span of several miles were urged to evacuate. Officials also were watching the Sanford Dam south of Edenville. The city of Midland, which includes the main plant of Dow Chemical, sits on the banks of the Tittabawassee River about 8 miles away from that dam.
More than 50 roads have been closed in the area. The evacuations in Michigan followed days of heavy rains in parts of the Midwest that also brought flooding to Chicago and other parts of Illinois, Ohio and other states.
“The water is very high,” Catherine Sias, who lives about a mile from the Edenville Dam, said before the breach. “Last night, emergency responders came door-to-door to make sure everybody got out. We have mild flooding every year, but this is unusual.”
Sias, 45, has five cats and two dogs and was about to check into a hotel that allowed pets when she learned it was probably safe for people not living in low-lying areas to return home.
“I’m on the high bank, about 20 feet up,” she said. “A lot of people are having a harder time. Most of them are going to be dealing with flooding in their homes.”
Some residents, such as Jon St. Croix, went to shelters set up in area schools.
“We were laying in bed when I heard sirens,” St. Croix told the Midland Daily News. “A fire truck was driving around, broadcasting that (we needed) to evacuate. It’s a scary thing — you’re sleeping and awake to sirens.”
St. Croix, 62, his wife and a next-door neighbor were among more than a dozen people sheltering in one school. Their home was not flooded, but St. Croix said he had seen flooding in the area.
Volunteers at the schools said about 120 vehicles were in the parking lots of a couple of schools and about 30 people had been staying on cots inside, according to WNEM-TV.
About a dozen people hunkered down overnight at a school in Sanford but had left by early Tuesday afternoon, said Tom Restgate, an American Red Cross safety officer.
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https://weather.com/news/news/2020-05-19-severe-weather-impacts-mic...
Dam Fails in Central Michigan; Evacuations Underway
Residents in two central Michigan towns were told to evacuate immediately Tuesday evening after floodwaters caused a dam to fail.
Emergency officials in Midland County, about 150 miles north of Detroit, had earlier warned residents along Wixom and Sanford lakes that the Edenville Dam was in danger of failure. They told residents to leave immediately around 6:15 p.m. EDT when the dam could no longer hold back the water flowing through its flood gates.
A dam failed in Edenville, Michigan, and another one nearby was also in danger.
People in parts of several central Michigan counties were told to leave their homes.
About 50 people were helped out of their homes in Westerville, Ohio.
Residents in a Kentucky town were advised to leave their homes.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/653769-100-000-evacuated-after-uzb...
100,000 evacuated after Uzbekistan dam bursts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub9Eyg2kR2o&feature=emb_logo
TASHKENT: Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan after an Uzbek dam burst, flooding thousands of homes and destroying agricultural fields. The wall of the Sardoba reservoir dam in eastern Uzbekistan burst early on Friday triggering a government operation that saw 70,000 people evacuated. More than 50 people were hospitalised during the flooding in Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan´s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tweeted on Sunday that 10 Kazakh villages close to the Uzbek border had suffered “strong flooding” forcing authorities to evacuate 22,000 people. Tokayev also said the two governments were in talks after Kazakh officials complained of significant damages and not receiving timely information from Uzbekistan about flooding. Uzbekistan said earlier Sunday that a criminal probe had been opened into “official negligence” and construction violations. Construction of the Sardoba dam began in 2010 under the supervision of current President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who was prime minister at the time. It was completed in 2017. Mirziyoyev on Friday flew to the region, which saw strong winds and rains prior to the collapse of the dam, in order to oversee the evacuation and cleanup operation.
http://floodlist.com/africa/tanzania-evacuations-mwanga-dam-collaps...
Tanzania – Evacuations Ordered as Dam Threatens Collapse
16 February, 2020
A dam is threatening to break in Tanzania, prompting authorities to order thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
Ongoing heavy rainfall has caused the Nyumba ya Mungu dam to overflow. The dam is located in Mwanga District in the northern Kilimanjaro Region.
It is believed the dam could soon fail and authorities have order around 25,000 residents in the area to move to safer ground, according to media reports.
Heavy rain has been affecting parts of the country since October last year. It is thought the levels of the Nyumba ya Mungu dam have been high since January.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7888153/Mississippi-dam-im...
A Mississippi dam is on the verge of imminent collapse, officials said Tuesday, urging hundreds of residents to evacuate as the region is bombarded with heavy rains and flash floods.
On Tuesday the Oktibbeha County Lake Dam swelled due to pounding rains that raised water levels in the area near Starkville.
Water got between the dam and the ground beneath it, compromising the structure's integrity, engineer Clyde Pritchard said to the Starkville Daily News.
Officials are now urging residents to evacuated the area, although the order is not yet mandatory.
If it does break, the dam will flood 17,400 acres of nearby land to some extent. About 250 people would have to evacuate at least 112 households, the Commercial Dispatch reported in September.
The Oktibbeha County Lake Dam in eastern Mississippi is 'imminent danger' of failing, officials said Tuesday due to heavy rains and floods. On Tuesday county officials tried to relieve water pressure on the dam by placing pipes into it to carry out water (above)
Aerial footage shows county emergency workers trying to relieve water pressure from the dam. Water got between the dam and the ground beneath it, compromising the structure's integrity according to engineer Clyde Pritchard
'There is a high probability of failure,' the National Weather Service in Jackson said. 'Those in this area should evacuate and seek higher ground!'
'After inspection, the County Engineer believe failure of the dam is imminent,' The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said.
On Tuesday county officials were seen trying to relieve pressure from the dam using tubes to pipe out water from the levee.
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors has issued a warning and activated the emergency action plan.
Locals living long Riviera Road and Walter Bell Road should evacuate immediately, officials said.
As of Monday evening only one person had evacuated.
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