Tesero Dam disaster

Title
Tesero Dam disaster
Genre
News report
TX Date
20 Jul 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:01:28
Description
Report on the Tesero Dam disaster in the Trentino (German-speaking) South Tyrol region of Italy, on 19/07/85. The collapsing of the dam caused a tidal wave which claimed 268 victims, many tourists (death toll not known at this stage). Male reporter not identified.
Further information
http://www.economy-point.org/t/tesero-dam-failure.html
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
Deaths; Damage; Floods; Italy; Disasters; Rescue work; Search and rescue operations; Dams; Tesero Dam; Trentino

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LBC/IRN, "Tesero Dam disaster". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0011800222008 (Accessed 24 Nov 2025)