Syed Murtaza Ali/AFP/AFP Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of the world's holiest Sikh sites. Three transboundary rivers ...

Russia is still being hit by severe flooding. Two bridges have been swept away in Kurgan Oblast, and an embankment dam has been washed away in Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast. Water levels continue to rise.

Widespread flooding in Russia exacerbated by dams not holding up have raised questions about the the disaster response of President Vladimir Putin's officials and the infrastructure of the country he ...

The most common cause of dam failures is overtopping where the spillway cannot cope with floodwaters. Reservoir safety may also be challenged by rapid or sustained water level lowering during droughts ...

Embankment dam breach analysis encompasses the investigation and modelling of failure mechanisms in earthen structures that retain water. Research in this field addresses both the physical and ...

Construction has restarted on the northern embankment of Sanford Dam. The work begins after last week's announcement from the Michigan Supreme Court of its denial to hear Heron Cove Association appeal ...

Public access and fishing at a lake in Somerset County are now closed. According to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission ...

Shamokin Dam Fire Chief John Shirk said that he has been responding to alarms since 1980, and, for him, this was his first of this type.

Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a flood-swollen dam during a brutal monsoon season, with a holy Sikh site submerged by floodwater - Copyright AFP ...