View of the Dam of Rincón del Bonete during the 1959 overtopping.
In April 1959, severe floods hit the country of Uruguay (Spanish: Inundaciones de abril de 1959 en Uruguay) that were the most severe in the modern history of the country.
Rainfall lasted from March 24 until April 23 and as a consequence the Río Negro suffered an overtopping. Waters passed over the Dam of Rincón del Bonete.
Sources
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1959 Uruguay flood.
- pilotoviejo.com Las inundaciones del 59. Las operaciones aéreas.
- Aéro Club del Uruguay, Notas y Eventos / Las inundaciones del '59 Archived 2021-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- El Batallon de Ingenieros de Combate No. 3, Paso de los Toros, Uruguay
- Testimonio de la Operación Terraplen
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.