China called the Banqiao Dam strong enough for a 10,000-year flood. Then Super Typhoon Nina hit in 1975, the dam burst, and ...
China’s Banqiao Dam was hailed as indestructible, built to resist a 10,000-year flood. When Supertyphoon Nina struck, it collapsed. This documentary reveals the disaster and the cover-up. Hayden ...
On the night of Aug. 8, 1975, a line of people frantically piled sandbags atop the Banqiao Dam, in the central Henan Province, while being battered by the worst storm ever recorded in the region. They ...