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_yogesh_ t1_iueunlg wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:08 PM

This bridge was built over machchhu river, a dam also collapsed there in 1979 killing between 1,800-25,000 people back then.

"1979 Machchhu dam failure - Wikipedia" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Machchhu_dam_failure

autumnnoel95 t1_iuf2otv wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Between 1800 and 25000? That's a range

_yogesh_ t1_iug0e6t wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:06 AM

The govt back then confirmed 1,800 deaths but may be the observers has another view.

Though I checked online, most of the media articles quotes death between 5,000-10,000.

National-Art3488 t1_iuf4r1f wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:16 PM

I doubt that many people died. It would be in one of the worst disasters

FrogsEverywhere t1_iufgzqz wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:40 PM

Any other erudite takes on historical events you find dubious?

National-Art3488 t1_iuflrk8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:14 PM

As a joke I made everyone in school think that I believed the USSR is a continent

p0ultrygeist1 t1_iugzjly wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:06 AM

Tell me another

RevolutionaryStar824 t1_iufn011 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:23 PM

Why is it such a big range? Why don't they know the exact amount of people that died?

_yogesh_ t1_iufw6mv wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:34 AM

Govt officially confirmed around 1,800 deaths

May be observers believe 25,000 deaths

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