Guajataca dam failure risk Guajataca Lake
on september 22, 2017, @ 18:10 gmt, following hurricane maria, operators @ guajataca dam announced dam s spillway failing @ northern end of lake , result in whole dam collapsing. national weather service few minutes later urged 70,000 residents in flood area evacuated. national weather service stated dam life-threatening situation . it’s structural failure. don’t have more details, governor ricardo rosselló stated. we’re trying evacuate many people possible. rosselló ordered puerto rico national guard , police assist in evacuation effort downstream. dam lies across guajataca river form reservoir can hold 11 billion gallons of water.
as of september 2017, dam last inspected on october 23, 2013.
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