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An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.
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Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident
2009 turbine failure at a hydroelectric power station in Russia
On 17 August 2009, a turbine in the hydroelectric power station of the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam near Sayanogorsk in Russia failed catastrophically, killing 75 people and severely damaging the plant. The turbine hall was flooded, and a section of its roof collapsed. All but one of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam
Hydroelectric dam in Russia
The Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam is located on the Yenisei River, near Sayanogorsk in Khakassia, Russia. It is the largest power plant in Russia and the 12th-largest hydroelectric plant in the world, by average power generation. The full legal name of the power plant, OJSC [Open…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Khakassia
First-level administrative division of Russia
Khakassia, officially the Republic of Khakassia, is a republic of Russia located in southern Siberia. It is situated between Krasnoyarsk Krai to the north and the Altai Republic to the south.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)