The Zeizoun dam is situated on the Orontes river north of Hama in Syria and was originally constructed in 1996 with a capacity of 71 million³ and used for widespread irrigation in the Al-Ghab province . On 4th June 2002 a failure occurred in the original dam which was completely destroyed and resulted in widespread flooding and damage. As part of the re-building program a new design with an extensive monitoring system is currently being implement

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