Natural Disaster · 1963

The 820-Foot Wave That Went Over the Vajont Dam

In 1963, a mountain fell into a reservoir in northern Italy. The wave it created was eight hundred and twenty feet high — taller than the dam itself. It crested over the top in seconds, and obliterated a town in four minutes.

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