It was Europe’s tallest dam — a masterpiece of engineering and pride — until a mountainside collapsed into its reservoir, ...

How did Europe’s tallest dam become one of history’s worst engineering disasters? This documentary investigates the Vajont Dam tragedy of 1963, where a landslide created a wave that killed nearly ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on October 9. Check what happened ...

Pope Francis looks at photos of the aftermath of a massive landslide in October 1963 that killed 1,910 people in northern Italy during an audience with pilgrims from the Diocese of Belluno-Feltre and ...

On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc into the artificial lake formed by the Vajont dam, one of the the higher dams in the world. The landslide ...