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Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain (apnews.com)
10 points by geox 10 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



> controlled blast to release pressure on the dam.


Have you considered reading the words preceeding and following this quote ?

> The idea was to prevent communities downstream from being inundated by using a limited, controlled blast to release pressure on the dam.

> But that proposal was scrapped after water later broke through the structure, police spokesman Fredrik Thomson told reporters




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