Fear of catastrophe remains USA

oroville - To avoid a catastrophe begin Monday with the US authorities to address the damage to the Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in the US Large pockets with stones deposited in a sagging drain. Sunday had almost 200,000 people living downstream below the dam Oroville, left in a hurry the region.

At the dam, about 200 kilometers northeast of San Francisco, seemed to take the risk slightly for a catastrophic breakthrough. The authorities should, however, make haste to repair the dam, because it will probably prolonged rain from Wednesday through the weekend.

The drain should at a dangerously high water fast water flowing into the lake down the Feather River. Because of the rain, the lake, the Lake Oroville, bursting full.

The sudden subsidence has also threatened the concrete structure at the top of the bank of the lake is. When that breaks down completely, gushing water from the lake with power down. There are, among other Oroville and Yuba City along the river. Experts warn that a wall of water from nine meters high danger.\n  \n   \n    \n    \n   \n   \n   \n      \n   \n     Photo: REUTERS\n    \n   \n   \n   \n      \n   \n     Photo: REUTERS\n    \n   \n   \n   \n      \n   \n     Photo: EPA

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