Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies
Dec. 04, 1959 - Five Hundred Dead In Malpasset Dam Disaster. About five hundred people are reported to have lost their lives in the disaster caused by the bursting of the Malpasset Dam - causing millions of tons of water to crash through the sleeping town of Freejus on the French River. Keystone Press Shows:- The scene of desolation at Frejus after the water had crashed down from the dam
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13193361
Media ID
46953827
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5606px x 4363px
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Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone
