River. A flood that started in a glacial lake destroyed a 1,200 MW hydropower dam and then washing away homes and bridges and forcing thousands to flee. Last week, a flood on the Teetsa River swept through villages in the Himalayan mountains of India, taking out bridges and homes. At least 40 people were killed, with more than a hundred people still missing.
In May of 2020, between four and seven inches of rain drenched central Michigan over a two-day period, resulting in flooding that ledthe evacuation of more than 10,000 people downstream as downtown Midland, Michigan was inundated by nearly 10 feet of water.the lower part of downtown Midland on May 20, 2020 following the upstream failure of two hydropower dams.
in the United States, noting that rehabilitating these structures to maintain their safety will require more than $100 billion in investment.