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Engineering Disaster

Vajont Dam: The Italian Disaster That Unleashed a 250-Meter Wall of Death

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 by The Ghost of History
Vajont Dam

The Vajont Dam disaster of 1963 killed 2,000 people when a landslide created a massive tsunami that overtopped the world’s tallest dam.

Categories Disasters & Tragedies Tags 1960s, Engineering Disaster, Italy
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