230,000 Died in a Dam Collapse That China Kept Secret for Years

Workers stood along the top of Banqiao Dam, some 150 feet above the valley’s floor, desperately trying to repair its crest as rain from Typhoon Nina fell for a third straight day. After battering Taiwan, the storm had moved inland where it was expected to dissipate, but Nina turned north instead, reaching the Huai River basin on Aug. 5, 1975, where a cold front blocked its progression. Parked in place, the typhoon generated more than a year’s worth of rain in 24 hours.

By the time night fell on Aug. 8, as many as 65 area dams had collapsed. But despite the fact that water levels at the Banqiao Dam had far exceeded a safe capacity, and a number of sluice gates for controlling water flow were clogged with silt, authorities felt confident they’d skirt disaster. After all, the Soviet-designed dam had been built to survive a typhoon — a once-every-1,000-year occurrence that could dump 11 inches of rain per day. Unfortunately, Typhoon Nina would prove to be a once-every-2,000-year storm, bearing down with enough force to cause the world’s deadliest infrastructure failure ever.

https://www.ozy.com/flashback/230000-died-in-a-damn-collapse-that-china-kept-secret-for-years/91699

>>5223266

Chris Wallace just like every other so-called reporter is nothing but a mouthpiece of the DS/C-A socialist/progressive/communist/gay rights agenda….sicking how simpleminded these people are

>>5223410

like father like son

Trump Says Senate Shouldn’t ‘Go Home’ Until His Executive Nominees Are Confirmed

President Donald Trump called out Democrats for “slow walking” his executive nominees such as ambassadors in a tweet Sunday.

“Democrats in the Senate are still slow walking hundreds of highly qualified people wanting to come into government,” the president wrote on Twitter. “Never been such an abuse in our country’s history. [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch [McConnell] should not let Senate go home until all are approved. We need our Ambassadors and all others NOW!”

Democrats in the Senate are still slow walking hundreds of highly qualified people wanting to come into government. Never been such an abuse in our country’s history. Mitch should not let Senate go home until all are approved. We need our Ambassadors and all others NOW!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2019

https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/17/trump-senate-go-home/

ANDREW McCABE CAUGHT LYING UNDER OATH! — And He Admits It in “60 Minutes” Interview!

Andrew McCabe also told Scott Pelley he ordered an obstruction of justice probe into President Donald Trump after he fired FBI Director James Comey.

But this IS NOT what Andrew McCabe told Congress under oath!

Andrew McCabe spoke to the Senate Intelligence Committee the day AFTER he opened up an obstruction of justice investigation on Trump and two days after James Comey was fired.

Via the Senate Intelligence Committee website:

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe: “You know, it was completely within the President’s authority to take the steps that he did. We all understand that.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/andrew-mccabe-caught-lying-under-oath-and-he-admits-it-in-60-minutes-interview/

Breaking: Syrian Army launches heavy attack in northern Latakia, Russian jets preparing to strike

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unleashed a heavy attack on the northern countryside of the Latakia Governorate.

According to a military source inside the Latakia Governorate, the Syrian Arab Army launched a heavy assault on Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions across the front-lines of Jabal Al-Akrad.

Using artillery and surface-to-surface missiles, the Syrian Arab Army was able to score direct hits on a number of jihadist targets in Jabal Al-Akrad and the Turkish border area.

In addition to the Syrian Army’s attack, Russian fighter jets are now circling the areas controlled by both Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan Islamic Party in both the Latakia and Idlib governorates.

The Syrian Arab Army had been relatively quiet in the northern countryside of Latakia these last few weeks; however, due to their recent personnel losses as a result of the jihadist attacks, they have resumed their artillery and missile strikes.

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-launches-heavy-attack-in-northern-latakia-russian-jets-preparing-to-strike/

>>5223584

120-pound, 78-inch sturgeon is longest fish ever caught in MN

The DNR confirmed the fish is the largest catch-and-release lake sturgeon, and the longest fish, that's been caught in Minnesota - at least, since they've kept records.

Darren Troseth tells KARE 11 news partner Minnesota Public Radio News that he pulled the 78-inch, 120-pound sturgeon out of the St. Croix River while ice fishing Wednesday.

Troseth estimated that the fish may have been 70 years old.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/120-pound-78-inch-sturgeon-is-longest-fish-ever-caught-in-mn/ar-BBTyBJZ

To fight off unemployment, young Iraqis plant start-up seeds, following ISIS defeat

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Stuck between an endless waitlist for a government job and a frail private sector, Iraqi entrepreneurs are taking on staggering unemployment by establishing their own start-ups.

The first murmurs of this creative spirit were felt in 2013, but the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group's sweep across a third of the country the following year put many projects on hold.

Now, with ISIS defeated, co-working spaces and incubators are flourishing in a country whose unemployment rate hovers around 10 per cent but whose public sector is too bloated to hire.

Many self-starters begin their journey at an aptly named glass building in central Baghdad: The Station.

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/to-fight-off-unemployment-iraqi-youth-plant-start-up-seeds-following-isis-defeat

A little bit of comic relief

Jussie Smollett is calling the brothers LIARS, denies he planned the hoax attack!

Late last night a lawyer representing Jussie Smollett released a statement about the hoax attack, and he said that he IS STICKING TO HIS STORY, and denies whatever the brothers are telling the cops!!

https://therightscoop.com/jussie-smollett-is-calling-the-brothers-liars-denies-he-planned-the-hoax-attack/

>>5223731

Believe it or not I haven't had a flu shot in 30 years and haven't had the flu in 30 years.. and I do take vitamin C daily along with a lot of other vitamins

>>5223790

Surprise.. surprise he lied about that too

No Broken Ribs, Sold Out Show – Jussie Smollett Hoax Unravels

http://www.theeventchronicle.com/video/no-broken-ribs-sold-out-show-jussie-smollett-hoax-unravels/

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