The Vajont Dam Disaster

<p>October 9, 1963. A long-predicted landslide in northern Italy triggers a tsunami-like wave to spill over the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000 people and constituting one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in history. </p><p><br></p>Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.<p><br></p><p>History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.</p><p>Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.</p>