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> In 1975 the failure of the Banqiao Reservoir Dam and other dams in Henan Province, China caused more casualties than any other dam failure in history. The dis

> In 1975 the failure of the Banqiao Reservoir Dam and other dams in Henan Province, China caused more casualties than any other dam failure in history. The disaster killed an estimated 171,000 people and 11 million people lost their homes.

dewey 5y ago
Were they able to rebuild their homes in the years past that in the same spot? Yes. Are people able to move back into the Chernobyl fallout zone in the next few thousand years? No.
- eru 5y ago
  See https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/17/chernobyl-30-anniversary-babushka-ukraine/82887336/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/17/chernob...
  - dewey 5y ago
    Are you saying that 180 (old) people who refuse to leave out of 50000 who were displaced are a representative sample that should show us that living in a fallout zone isn't a problem?
    - eru 5y ago
      I did not claim that living in the zone is without problems.