Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies
Dec. 12, 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 Riviera. Photo Shows A boy sits on his belonging looks across the water at troops salvaging what they can from the stricken town of Frejus
Picture No
13193397
Media ID
46954064
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5122px x 3960px
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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 Pictures USA
