Camará Dam

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Camará Dam
Location Paraiba, Brazil
Opening date 2002
Construction cost US$6.5 million
Dam and spillways
Impounds Mamanguape River
Height 50 m (160 ft)

The Camará Dam was a dam located on the Mamanguape River in Paraiba, northeastern Brazil. It burst on June 17, 2004, flooding towns of Alagoa Grande and Mulungu. At least three people died by drowning.[1][2]

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  1. Water from burst dam floods city in northeastern Brazil - AP Worldstream - HighBeam Research
  2. Brazil: Picking Up the Pieces After Tragic Deluge