Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 22 févr. 1994
- Type
- Accident minier
- Coordonnées
- 28.13° S, 26.84° E
- Description
- 1994 disaster in Merriespruit, Free State, South Africa
- Deaths
- 17
Merriespruit tailings dam disaster
1994 disaster in Merriespruit, Free State, South Africa
The Merriespruit tailings dam disaster occurred on the night of 22 February 1994 when a tailings dam failed and flooded the suburb of Merriespruit, Virginia, Free State, South Africa. Seventeen people were killed as a result.
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