charles wrote:
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 05/08/2019 22:38, NY wrote:
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 05/08/2019 12:30, Cynic wrote:
Hopefully "lessons will be learned" and dam designs include means of
drainage for maintenance or emergency. A bloody big tap at the
bottom?

No lessons will be learnt. Virtue signalling is more important than
actually achieving reliable infrastructure.

Hopefully the company that did the annual safety inspection and
pronounced the dam "absolutely fine" is well insured - because all the
work over the past week will have cost a lot.

It probably WAS absolutely fine until the heavy rain


Doubt it. From the photos of the concrete break up, the earth underneath
had been washed away for weeks beforehand.

I dont see how you can possibly infer that. Its *possible* but given the
speed with which fast moving water can erode riverbanks etc, it seems
equally likely that this was an €œacute€� event.

Tim

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