When the dam broke: the 1925 disaster that reshaped a Welsh community and a country’s safety laws

A century after a dam burst in Dolgarrog, killing 16 people, the Welsh village still lives with the legacy that reshaped UK ...

Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again

It was caused by the failure of two dams impounding the Eigiau and Coedty reservoirs on the Carneddau plateau, high above Dolgarrog, following a wet October. Overtopped by inflow from the Eigiau ...