Recent Dam Safety News

Date News Item Link Category
05/20/2018 Colombia: Mass Evacuations As Fears Grow Over Catastrophic Hidroituango Dam Failure Incidents
05/19/2018 Colombia: 120,000 people at high risk as dam threatens failure Incidents
05/18/2018 Do more to ensure the safety of dams and other water reservoirs Incidents
05/14/2018 Colombia’s Hidroituango dam floods: hundreds left homeless
Incidents
Floods
05/12/2018 Updated death toll at 45 in Kenya dam disaster Incidents
05/12/2018 Fears many other dams unsafe after Solai tragedy Incidents
05/11/2018 Dam failure worsens flooding in Gallatin County
Incidents
Floods
05/11/2018 Kenyan authorities declare dam that killed 40 people illegal, launch investigation Incidents
05/10/2018 Kenya Dam Break Wipes Out Villages, Killing Dozens Incidents
05/10/2018 48 people killed in Patel Dam tragedy, Solai, Nakuru Incidents
05/09/2018 Emergency officials say risk of Leavenworth dam failure is there but no need for evacuations Incidents
05/08/2018 Residents asked to evacuate due to "emergency" reservoir level in Shoto Incidents
05/07/2018 Oroville Dam: FEMA still deciding whether to reimburse DWR for major repairs
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
05/04/2018 Spillway Repair Funding in Question
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
05/04/2018 Ipswich dam leak will cost Incidents
05/03/2018 Province has no worries about South Okanagan dam breaches Incidents
05/02/2018 March Storm Caused $43M In Damage At Moccasin Dam, Per Sfpuc Incidents
05/01/2018 Dam closed, early water restrictions likely until structure is repaired Incidents
04/25/2018 What Can Happen When NEPA Is Ignored: The Oroville Dam Incidents
04/25/2018 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation issues public safety warning for Teton Dam site Incidents