Item 0079 - Landslide at the Vojant Dam Wipes out Longarone and Kills Many

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326-IM-0061-0079

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Landslide at the Vojant Dam Wipes out Longarone and Kills Many

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  • 1963-04-17 (Creation)

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The Times of Ceylon Press

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Italian Alpine Soldiers recovering the body of a man killed in the dam disaster in Longaron recently. A massive landslide into the already full reservoir of the Vajont Dam, the third highest in the world and the largest arch dam, sent a 300ft. wall of water careering over the lip and into the Piave Valley below, wiping out half a dozen villages, including the town of Longarone, and killing over 4000 people.

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