1975 Banqiao Dam failure
CATASTROPHIC SERIES OF FLOODS DUE TO FAILURE OF MULTIPLE DAMS IN HENAN, CHINA
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The 1975 Banqiao Dam failure (simplified Chinese: 河南“75·8”水库溃坝; traditional Chinese: 河南「75·8」水庫潰壩) was the collapse of the Banqiao Dam and 61 other dams in Henan, China, under the influence of Typhoon Nina in August 1975. The dam collapse created the third-deadliest flood in history which affected a total population of 10.