Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Engineering Failure. It shows the devastation in more detail. The Vajont Dam disaster, Italy's deadly tsunami. It shows the devastation in more detail. Here there are just memories, and stories that cannot be forgotten. The silence is everywhere, a reminder of those people that are no longer with us, that are part of this tragedy that could and should have been avoided. The old stone houses, narrow stone streets, and the silence. It is situated in the valley of the Vajont River under Monte Toc, in the municipality of Erto e Casso, 100 kilometres (54 nmi; 62 mi) north of Venice. Some 20 years after my first visit, I decided to come back for the 56th anniversary of the disaster that changed this area forever. Vajont Dam is a double-curved, thin-arch dam, and at 860 feet high, it remains one of the tallest dams in the world.The dam is 11 feet wide at the crest, 73 feet wide at the base, with a crest length of 623 feet. I was probably 10 years old when my parents first took me to Vajont Dam. Zapora Vajont (wł. Some places choose to forget. De bouw van deze dam werd gestart in 1956 en vijf jaar later voltooid. I was probably half way along the path when I started to imagine that night, exactly how the tour leader was explaining. They are so great that they can The first 80-meter high wave spread across the lake, completely enveloping the settlements along the banks. Vajont Dam was Europe's worst landslide accident. YOUTUBE This area in the North of Italy it’s perfect to visit if you are staying in Venice or nearby. Vajont-dæmningen, der blev færdigbygget i 1961, er en bue-spærredæmning der skulle opdæmme vandet i Vanjont-floden på nordsiden af Monte Toc knap 100 km nord for Venedig, i de Italienske-alper.Med sine 262 meter er den en af verdens højeste. (Also, it's striking how much animation has progressed from those hand-drawn times.) Trending Posts. Your email address will not be published. Waves of this type are called Mega Tsunami. Forty-five seconds later, travelling at 100km/h (62mph), it plunged into the new artificial lake, creating an inland tsunami that rose more than 200m above the dam … If you are in the area, or you have the chance to visit, make sure you take part in the tour for a small cost of 6 euros, it doesn’t last more than 40 minutes. The white sheets represent the unborn children who died in their mother’s wombs and never got a chance at life. We had a post on this just two weeks ago, illustrated with an image of Longarone. Your email address will not be published. Copyright Ciao Valentina © 2021 The Vajont Dam (or Vaiont Dam) is a disused dam in northern Italy. The guys of which I am talking today loved the tsunami so much that they managed to make it happen in the mountains on the continent. There are 16 gates on the crest with an underground powerhouse and three outlets in the abutment.The reservoir capacity was designed for 138,000 acre-feet. Required fields are marked *. The Vajont valley is a narrow and tall gorge that cuts into Mount Toc on the border between Italy’s Veneto and Friuli regions. A tsunami in the north-east of Italy that cannot be forgotten. The Dam of Vajont project seemed an ideal location nestled in the Vajont Gouge of two opposing mountains and harnessing the power of the Vajont River before it flows into the Piave River on it’s way to the Adriatic. The walking tour takes you along a safe path that allows you to see the full height of the dam, and the town of Longarone down in the valley. FACEBOOK A jump back to the past that will make you feel, once again back in the old days. I remember a sense of silence and a surreal peace and I remember the huge dam, stood seemingly innocent, between 2 mountains. The Vajont Dam disaster, Italy's deadly tsunami. If Bhopal, about which was a previous note, is a well-known topic and quite well-worn, then much less has been written about the Vajont dam, so … Wikimedia Commons A landslide into the Vajont Dam reservoir in Northern Italy triggered a 13-billion-gallon mega-tsunami that engulfed the region. A 265.5 m high double curved arch dam was built across a V-shaped gorge creating a reservoir with a maximum storage capacity of 0.169 km3. In 1928, a survey identified it as an ideal site for a hydroelectric reservoir, and in 1940 S.A.D.E., an Italian power company, presented a request for the construction of a dam. I was reminded that you can never be truly emotionally prepared to visit here. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. It fell into the reservoir of the Vajont Dam, producing an enormous wave of at least 50 million cubic meters of water. No questions from the other participants of the tour. On the same day I went to visit Casso, a very small, almost invisible little village not far from the dam with only 16 inhabitants. This produced a huge tsunami wave of at least 50 million cubic meters of water that burst over the edge of the dam. Impossible to talk, as if somebody had stolen the voice from us. A tsunami in the north-east of Italy that cannot be forgotten. On October 9, 1963, at 10:39 pm, a part of the mountain from the top of Monte Toc, (north of Venice, in the Dolomites) slide into the reservoir below the Vajont dam and caused the water to rise up to 250 meters. Description & Background. I remember a sense of silence and a surreal peace and I remember the huge dam, stood seemingly innocent, between 2 mountains. The Vajont Dam (or Vaiont Dam) is a disused dam, With a major landslide now imminent, engineers gathered on top of the dam that evening to witness the tsunami. I would highly recommended renting a car and driving here. Directed by Renzo Martinelli. The second wave was 170 meters high and passed over the top of the dam destroying Longarone and all the other little villages in its path. Posted by 1 year ago. The Vajont river is an affluent of the Piave River located in the Dolomite Alps of the Veneto Region, about 100km north of Venice. I am here to share what I felt, and perhaps how you can prepare yourself emotionally. 1963: Vajont Dam, Italy Main article: Vajont Dam On October 9, 1963, a landslide above Vajont Dam in Italy produced a 250 m (820 ft) surge that overtopped the dam and destroyed the villages of Longarone , Pirago , Rivalta, Villanova , and Faè , killing nearly 2,000 people. I won’t explain in any detail the technical reasons for what took place here, the internet is a great resource for such information. (Also, it's striking how much animation has progressed from those hand-drawn times. Destination, Italy / October 6, 2019 by Valentina Ivan / Leave a Comment, VAJONT DAM – A TRAGEDY IN THE NORTH EAST OF ITALY – CIAO VALENTINA, A tsunami in the north-east of Italy that cannot be forgotten. It was a man-made disaster. How the vajont dam disaster sent a tsunami through italy how the vajont dam disaster sent a tsunami through italy vajont a tragedy that killed more than 2 000 people i geotech doo. ), New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CatastrophicFailure community, Continue browsing in r/CatastrophicFailure. The dam, completed in 1959 and one of the biggest in the world at the time, did not suffer any serious damage. A Barragem de Vajont, atualmente em desuso, foi concluída em 1960 no vale do rio Vajont ao lado do Monte Toc, 100 km ao norte de Veneza, Itália.Um deslizamento de terra das encostas em 9 de outubro de 1963 causou a transposição da barragem e cerca de 2.000 mortes. A 1963 landslide caused the overtopping of the dam and around 2,000 deaths. enlaces externos [1]Uma das barragens mais altas do mundo, com 262 m de altura, 27 m de espessura na base e 3,4 m no topo.