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Bangkok -
Thongbai Khamsa, 73, is under investigation by Thai police for allegedly circulating a prophecy over the Internet that one of the largest dams in Thailand would have collapsed on New Year's Eve.
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Ibadan -
Floodwaters in the southwestern part of Nigeria are believed to have killed at least 102 people, many of them children, with reports of collapsed bridges and homes from heavy rains last Friday and Saturday which also forced a dam to collapse.
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Shanghai -
Environmental deterioration in the Three Gorges Dam region of China is forcing the government to acknowledge “urgent problems” which include landslides, seismic activity, relocations of citizens, and biodiversity loss.
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The Lake Delhi dam located 45 miles north of Cedar Rapids in eastern Iowa failed due to continued heavy rain Saturday, according to Jim Flansburg, communications director for Gov. Chet Culver.
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Contract bidding on construction of the Belo Monte dam in the Amazon is scheduled to resume this week amidst heated controversy. Director James Cameron and others oppose what would be the third largest dam in the world due to impact on indigenous tribes.
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A huge tidal wave, caused by a dam break south-west of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, has led to the death of at least fifty people.
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A century-old dam in Indonesia burst Friday morning killing more than 50 people after more than four hours of heavy rain. The death toll is expected to increase as search and rescue operations continue
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Monday morning an earthen dam broke at the nation's largest public utility in Harriman, Tennessee. Twelve homes were damaged and hundreds of acres are under water.
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The humbling beauty of the Grand Canyon can bring even the most arrogant of individuals to their knees. But this morning, the canyon's fury showed its face when Redland Dam broke due to heavy rains. Hundreds of campers and locals were evacuated.
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As a dam is about to collapse in South Yorkshire, hundreds flee their homes in fear. The giant Ulley reservoir is about to burst any moment due to a month's worth of rainfall in just one day, meaning 35 acres will be under water
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Dam campaign nets environment prize
Portugal agrees to give up its remaining stake in a giant hydroelectric dam in Mozambique, ending a long-running dispute.
A dam has burst in northern Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil, forcing thousands more people to flee their homes to escape flooding.
Brazilian officials try to evacuate several thousand people after a dam bursts in the north of Rio de Janeiro state, amid continuing heavy rains.
Another 100,000 people may be moved from the area around China's Three Gorges Dam because of landslides and riverbank collapses.
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The Kwegu are one of the tribes of the Omo valley.
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