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atrailofdisasters OP t1_j5ctdx3 wrote

Reply to comment by MuchResolution8542 in TIL that the California St. Francis Dam disaster of 1928, a midnight-hour 120' wave that killed 431 sleeping people and wiped out giant sections of land more than 50 miles west to Ventura, was caused by the dam having been built on a fault zone (in addition to the dam's retention of water). by atrailofdisasters

And poor dam keeper Tony Harnischfeger had reported a muddy leak a few hours before. They came and inspected, drove off, and by midnight, no more Tony.

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GrandmaPoses t1_j5d5nec wrote

IIRC there were multiple leaks over a long period but they basically ignored them or made poor attempts at repair.

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