The Val di Stava dam collapses killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy.

Val di Stava dam collapse

1985 dam structural failure near Tesero, Italy

The Val di Stava Dam collapse occurred on 19 July 1985, when two tailings dams above the village of Stava, near Tesero, Italy, failed. It resulted in one of Italy's worst disasters, killing 268 people, destroying 63 buildings and demolishing eight bridges.