Risk of failure of the Ituango Dam in Colombia (2018-05-22)

Name: Risk of failure of the Ituango Dam in Colombia (2018-05-22)
Creator: Gemeenschappelijk Centrum voor onderzoek
Published: 2018-06-08 16:37:12.219857
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Activation time (UTC): 2018-05-22 20:00:00 Event time (UTC): 2018-05-16 17:00:00 Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)

Activation reason:
The Ituango Dam is an embankment dam under construction on the Cauca river. A series of events starting from 28/4/2018 and currently ongoing pose a high risk of failure of this dam. The estimated potentially affected population is around 120.000

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