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The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred in Logan County, West Virginia on February 26, 1972 when a coal slurry impoundment dam burst, causing significant loss of life and property damage. The impoundment dam, managed by Pittston Coal, had been declared "satisfactory" by a federal mine inspector four days earlier. In its legal filings, Pittston referred to the accident as "an Act of God."

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rdfs:label	Buffalo Creek flood (en) Buffalo-Creek-Dammbruch (de) Desastre de Buffalo Creek (es) Catastrophe de Buffalo Creek (fr) バッファロー・クリーク洪水 (ja) Наводнение Буффало-Крик (ru)
rdfs:comment	The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred in Logan County, West Virginia on February 26, 1972 when a coal slurry impoundment dam burst, causing significant loss of life and property damage. The impoundment dam, managed by Pittston Coal, had been declared "satisfactory" by a federal mine inspector four days earlier. In its legal filings, Pittston referred to the accident as "an Act of God." (en) Der Buffalo-Creek-Dammbruch war der Dammbruch eines Absetzbeckens am Buffalo Creek im Logan County in West Virginia, USA, am 26. Februar 1972. Er verursachte bis zu 125 Todesopfer. (de) L' inondation de Buffalo Creek a été une catastrophe qui s'est produite dans le comté de Logan, en Virginie-Occidentale, le 26 février 1972, lorsqu'un barrage de retenue de boue de charbon (schlamm) a éclaté, causant d'importantes pertes en vies humaines ainsi que des dommages matériels. Le barrage de retenue, géré par Pittston Coal, avait été déclaré « satisfaisant » par un inspecteur fédéral des mines quatre jours plus tôt. Dans ses documents juridiques, Pittston considère que la catastrophe était due à des causes naturelles (" an act of God "). (fr) El desastre de Buffalo Creek fue una inundación ocurrida el 26 de febrero de 1972 por la fractura del de desechos n.º 3 de la compañía minera de carbón Pittston, situada en el Condado de Logan, Estados Unidos. El dique n.º 3, un construido en 1968, se fracturó primero debido a fuertes lluvias. El agua del dique n.º 3 sobrecargó los diques n.º 2 y n.º 1. El dique n.º 3 había sido construido sobre sedimentos de carbón que habían recogido antes los diques n.º 1 y 2, en vez de roca sólida. (es) バッファロー・クリーク洪水は、1972年2月26日にピッツトン石炭会社の石炭廃棄物の埋め立てによってできた第三貯水ダムの決壊によって発生した災害である。このダムは、アメリカ合衆国ウェストバージニア州ローガン郡の山の斜面に位置していたものであり、災害発生4日前には連邦鉱山検査官は「良好」と診断していた。約5億リットル（1億3200万ガロン）、高さ9.1メートル（30フィート）を超える廃水の放出が原因で洪水が生じ、それによって沿いにある16の炭坑住民の集落を襲った。洪水により人口5,000人のうち、125人が死亡、1,121人が負傷、4,000人以上が家を失った。移動式住宅44棟と商業施設30箇所に加え、家屋は507棟が流出した。災害によって、サンダース、パーディー、ロレード、クラネッコ、ランデール、ストー、クライツ、ラトローブ、ロビネ、アムハーストデール、ベッコ、ファンコ、ブラエホルム、アコビル、クラウン、キスラーの集落で家屋の流出あるいは被害が出た。裁判では、ピッツトン炭坑会社は、この事故を「天災」であるとしていた。 (ja) Наводнение Буффало-Крик — наводнение, произошедшее 26 февраля 1972 года из-за прорыва дамбы Pittston Coal Company, расположенной в округе Логан, штат Западная Виргиния. За 4 дня до трагедии дамба была проверена федеральной инспекцией шахт и признана годной. (ru)
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dct:subject	Coal mining disasters in West Virginia Environmental disasters in the United States Logan Coalfield Logan County, West Virginia 1972 mining disasters 1972 floods 1972 in the environment 1972 natural disasters in the United States Dam failures in the United States February 1972 events in the United States Tailings dam failures Environmental impact of the coal industry History of West Virginia Waste disposal incidents in the United States 1972 in West Virginia Disasters in West Virginia
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Robinette, West Virginia Saunders, West Virginia Coal mining disasters in West Virginia Environmental disasters in the United States Becco, West Virginia Braeholm, West Virginia Logan Coalfield Logan County, West Virginia United Mine Workers Craneco, West Virginia Crites, West Virginia Crown, Logan County, West Virginia 1972 mining disasters Dam Martin County coal slurry spill Anxiety Arch A. Moore Jr. Logan County, West Virginia Lorado, West Virginia Lundale, West Virginia Stowe, West Virginia Strip mining The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man 1972 floods 1972 in the environment 1972 natural disasters in the United States Dam failures in the United States February 1972 events in the United States Tailings dam failures Buffalo Creek (Guyandotte River tributary) West Virginia Aberfan disaster Accoville, West Virginia American Sociological Association Amherstdale, West Virginia Erik Erikson Fanco, West Virginia Pardee, West Virginia Environmental impact of the coal industry History of West Virginia Waste disposal incidents in the United States Sociologist Arnold & Porter Act of God Kai T. Erikson Latrobe, West Virginia

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