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Water pouring through 60-foot crack in Utah dam as repairs underway

Cracks appear in Lake Panguitch dam Panguitch Lake Dam is showing signs of possible dam failure. But authorities say the cracks are due to widening and do not indicate a dam failure in Panguitch, Utah. (Credit: KSTU) A Utah dam is undergoing emergency repairs after a massive crack opened this week, allowing water to flow […]

Thousands Evacuated in Russia’s Orsk as Floods Break Through Dam

MOSCOW (AP) – Rising Ural River waters caused a dam to burst in a city near the Russia-Kazakhstan border, forcing about 2,000 people to evacuate, local authorities said. A dam collapsed on Friday night in the city of Orsk in Orenburg region, less than 20 kilometers north of the border, said Orsk Mayor Vasily Kozpitsa. […]