Merriespruit tailings dam disaster (Q6820108)

matcher place: Free State (relation 92417)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1994 disasters in South Africa, 1994 floods, 1994 mining disasters, 20th-century floods in Africa, Matjhabeng Local Municipality, Mining disasters in South Africa, Tailings dam failures

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The Merriespruit tailings dam disaster occurred on the night of 22 February 1994 when a tailings dam failed and flooded the suburb of Merriespruit, Virginia, Free State, South Africa. Seventeen people were killed as a result.

Wikidata location: -28.1311, 26.8444 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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