Banqiao Dam: The Biggest Disaster You’ve Never Heard of
- Author
- Tailspin Media
- Published
- Sun 07 Jan 2024
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/manmade-catastrophes/episodes/Banqiao-Dam-The-Biggest-Disaster-Youve-Never-Heard-of-e2e46c2
Engineering hubris and political fanaticism in Mao’s China led to the deadliest structural and technological failure in human history, claiming as many as 230,000 lives. Yet to this day, very few know anything about it.
For show notes, transcript and photos of the Banqiao disaster, go to manmadecatastrophes.com
