China: breaking the dam, sinking 19 villages

The collapse of Khuc Dinh dam, Hong Dong district (Son Tay), China killed at least two people in Nam Duong Hai village when more than 100 meters of broken water dams broke.

Soil and trees are disordered after 18 million cubic meters of water
scanning Nam Duong Hai village - (Photo: Chinanews.com)

The flow of red blood still flows in the area
downstream of Khuc Dinh - (Photo: Chinanews.com)

The dam broke out on February 15, but it was not until three days later that the Chinese press announced it simultaneously. The Xinhua News Agency said that at 7:00 am on February 15, this dam suddenly broke, dragging about 18 million cubic meters of water to submerge about 19 villages in three towns in the lower area. Approximately 10,000 people must evacuate urgently from their residence due to rapid water spill.

Traffic on the highway and the railway near the dam site has been congested for more than 27 hours. Images show that houses are not inhabited, trees and trees are sprawled because of the sudden flood of water and collapsed, flood water level is deepened to half of the houses in the villages were sunk.

According to the initial survey, the cause of a dam failure due to a sewer on the top of Khuc Dinh dam has been ruptured, the excessive water pressure ripped a section of more than 100m out of a total length of more than 400m. However, according to Xinhua, the cause of the dam breach is still being investigated because the dam was built in 1959 and reinforced in 2004. According to the original design, the reservoir of Khuc Dinh dam can be stored. 19 million cubic meters of water but when the dam breaks, the water in the lake has fallen to the downstream almost.