A Case Study of the Massive Zeyzoun Dam Collapse. Dr
A Case Study of the Massive Zeyzoun Dam Collapse. Dr
A Case Study of the Massive Zeyzoun Dam Collapse. Dr
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<strong>Zeyzoun</strong> <strong>Dam</strong> <strong>Collapse</strong> June 20021) Local communities were devastated by <strong>the</strong>collapse <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Zeyzoun</strong> dam, north <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city <strong>of</strong>Hama, bursts, dumping nearly all <strong>of</strong> its 71m cubicmetres <strong>of</strong> water over 60 square km <strong>of</strong> farmland andswamping several villages.2) Over and above <strong>the</strong> already serious impact <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>disaster on <strong>the</strong> population directly affected (loss <strong>of</strong>houses, property, agricultural products and livestock),3) It must be considered that <strong>the</strong> economy <strong>of</strong> an entireagricultural region would be severely affected by <strong>the</strong>sudden disappearance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> major source <strong>of</strong>irrigation water available.4) It was confirmed that some 20 people have beenkilled and over 10,000 people were directly affectedby this incident to varying degrees, with at least 2,000rendered completely homeless.
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