Vaiont
Vaiont, also known as Vajont, is a valley in the Veneto region of northern Italy, in the province of Belluno, near Longarone. It is best known for the Vajont Dam on the Piave River and the 1963 disaster.
The dam, a concrete gravity dam built by SADE, was constructed in the late 1950s and completed
On October 9, 1963, a massive landslide from Monte Toc entered the reservoir, displacing a large amount
The disaster prompted investigations and reforms in dam safety, geology, and risk assessment. It highlighted the
The event has become a reference case in engineering ethics and disaster studies, illustrating the consequences