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Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies

Apr. 18 Dam of the Europe Channel is Broken.: In the Southern part on Nuremberg, Katzwang is at the afternoon of March the 26th 1979 a part of the new built Rhein-Main-Donsu-channel borken. The official boards released catastrophe-alarm. About 8 to 10 houses in Katzwang where crashed down by the water. After the reports of eyewitnesses the water wave where partially 2 meters high. The site of fracture is after the statement of the police about 10 to 15 metres broad. Altogether 2000 to 3000 person where afflicted by this accident. Photo shows the place on which the dam of the Europe channel is broken

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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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3000 Afflicted Altogether Boards Crashed Eyewitnesses Fracture Meters Partially Reports Statement


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