Camará Dam

Camará Dam
Location	Paraíba, Brazil
Opening date	2002
Construction cost	US$6.5 million
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Mamanguape River
Height	50 m (160 ft)

The Camará Dam was a dam located on the Mamanguape River in Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. It burst on June 17, 2004, flooding towns of Alagoa Grande and Mulungu. At least three people died by drowning.[1][2]

References

1. Water from burst dam floods city in northeastern Brazil – AP Worldstream – HighBeam Research
2. Brazil: Picking Up the Pieces After Tragic Deluge

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