Abstract: Despite the numerous advantages dams pose a risk if not properly designed or maintained. With the changes in climate there are extreme events going on and increased precipitation is the most ...

On Monday, the department and the City of Mbombela issued a joint urgent evacuation notice for all residents living downstream of the dam. Government-led teams, including dam safety specialist Wally ...

Before a massive dam on the Dnieper River burst in what Ukraine says was an act of sabotage by Russian forces, the Kakhovka Reservoir was big and broad and reached a depth of up 26 meters -- a body of ...

LAKE WYNONAH — Officials have ordered a partial drawdown of Lake Wynonah due to seepage problems found along the dam. In October, the state Department of Environmental Protection ordered a controlled ...

Sirens went off at 1 a.m. Tuesday near Estacada, along with public warnings that Portland General Electric’s River Mill dam could fail and area residents should evacuate immediately, people in the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A “false alarm” left residents shaken along the Clackamas River early Tuesday morning over fears that Rivermill Dam had malfunctioned. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office ...

Officials in southeast Texas believe they may have discovered the cause of a dam breach that caused 30 homes to be evacuated in the nearby area. Comstock said Monday that property owners close to the ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Polk County residents may return home Monday after previously being asked to evacuate an area threatened by a dam breach. The owners of the damaged dam at Carter Lake said ...

Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard arrested the fourth and final suspect Tuesday in connection with a deadly conduct incident that occurred in Kirbyville on Feb. 2. Applications for Texas school ...

Polk County officials say residents who evacuated over the weekend because of a breach in the Carter Lake Dam might have to wait several more days before learning whether it’s safe to go home. Late ...

One day after a leaking dam prompted an evacuation warning in Polk County, emergency officials have reported no major flooding in the area. Polk County emergency officials said the Carter Lake Dam was ...