Val di Stava dam collapse

When

19 Jul 1985

Kind

Mining accident

Coordinates

46.32° N, 11.50° E

Description

Italian infrastructure tragedy

Deaths

268

Injured

20

Cause

dam failure

1985 dam structural failure near Tesero, Italy

The Val di Stava Dam collapse occurred on 19 July 1985, when two tailings dams above the village of Stava, near Tesero, Italy, collapsed. It resulted in one of Italy's worst disasters, killing 268 people, destroying 63 buildings and demolishing eight bridges.

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