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PublisherPrometheus Books, Publishers
ISBN-101616144319
ISBN-139781616144319
eBay Product ID (ePID)99629787
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Book TitleNo One Had a Tongue to Speak : the Untold Story of One of History's Deadliest Floods
Number of Pages452 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Natural Disasters, Asia / India & South Asia, Disasters & Disaster Relief
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Social Science, Science, History
AuthorUtpal Sandesara, Tom Wooten
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight28.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-054590
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal363.34/93095475
SynopsisThis title offers a fascinating and thoroughly researched examination of the little-known, but devastating Machhu Dam disaster in India. On August 11, 1979, after a week of extraordinary monsoon rains in the Gujurat province of India, the two-mile long Machhu Dam-II disintegrated. The waters released from dam's massive reservoir rushed through the heavily populated downstream area, devastating the city of Morbi and its surrounding villages. While no firm figure has ever been set on the final death toll, estimates have run as high as 25,000. Despite the enormous scale of the devastation, few people have ever heard of this tragic event. Based on more than 130 interviews and extensive archival research, "No One Had a Tongue To Speak" tells, for the first time, the tragic story of the Machhu Dam disaster - from the centuries old folk-tale foretelling the destruction of Morbi, to an examination of the lasting legacy of the flood on its survivors and the region itself., On August 11, 1979, after a week of extraordinary monsoon rains in the Indian state of Gujarat, the two mile-long Machhu Dam-II disintegrated. The waters released from the dam's massive reservoir rushed through the heavily populated downstream area, devastating the industrial city of Morbi and its surrounding agricultural villages. As the torrent's thirty-foot-tall leading edge cut its way through the Machhu River valley, massive bridges gave way, factories crumbled, and thousands of houses collapsed. While no firm figure has ever been set on the disaster's final death count, estimates in the flood's wake ran as high as 25,000. Despite the enormous scale of the devastation, few people today have ever heard of this terrible event. This book tells, for the first time, the suspenseful and multifaceted story of the Machhu dam disaster. Based on over 130 interviews and extensive archival research, the authors recount the disaster and its aftermath in vivid firsthand detail. The book presents important findings culled from formerly classified government documents that reveal the long-hidden failures that culminated in one of the deadliest floods in history. The authors follow characters whose lives were interrupted and forever altered by the flood; provide vivid first-hand descriptions of the disaster and its aftermath; and shed light on the never-completed judicial investigation into the dam's collapse., Offers a researched examination of the little-known, but devastating Machhu Dam disaster in India. On August 11, 1979, after a week of extraordinary monsoon rains in the Gujurat province of India, the two-mile long Machhu Dam-II disintegrated.
LC Classification NumberHV610
