Catastrophe du barrage de Malpasset 12/02/1959 - Fréjus, France
N 43° 26.336 E 006° 43.160
32T E 315432 N 4812085
Le 2 décembre 1959 le barrage de Malpasset cédait sous la pression des eaux faisant 423 morts à Fréjus.
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On December 2, 1959, the Malpasset dam gave way under the pressure of the water, causing 423 deaths in Fréjus.
Waymark Code: WM11VCZ
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 12/22/2019
Views: 3
Un lieu de mémoire situé au rond point de Decathlon de Fréjus.
Il est un peu plus de 21H00, ce mercredi 2 décembre 1959. Dans la commune varoise de Fréjus quand un énorme grondement se fait entendre. Le barrage de Malpasset vient de céder, lâchant dans la vallée du Reyran 50 millions de m3 d'eau qui balaient tout jusqu'à la mer en 25 minutes, faisant 423 morts, dont 135 enfants.
[EN]
A place of memory located at the Decathlon de Fréjus roundabout.
It is a little over 9:00 p.m. this Wednesday, December 2, 1959. In the Var commune of Fréjus when a huge rumble is heard. The Malpasset dam has just given way, dropping 50 million m3 of water in the Reyran valley which sweeps everything up to the sea in 25 minutes, killing 423 people, including 135 children.
Disaster Date: 12/02/1959
Memorial Sponsors: Ville de Fréjus
Disaster Type: Technological
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Date of dedication: Not listed
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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