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Yawata Steel Works dam collapse occurred on May 1, 1916 in Yahata, Fukuoka when the Great Dam collapsed killing hundreds and crushing thousands of homes.

Yawata Steel Works dam collapse
File:Japanese drown by hundreds in bad dam-break
Date13 April 1976 (1976-04-13)
TimeMay 1, 1916
LocationYahata, Fukuoka, Japan
Deaths100s

Background


By 1912, 80% of Japan's pig iron production was from Yawata Steel Works.[1] An integrated mill with coke, iron, and steel facilities, Yahata was also responsible at this time for 80-90% of Japan's steel output.[2][3] Energy efficiency was greatly improved by the conversion from steam to electricity as a power source, resulting in a drop in consumption of coal per ton of steel produced from four tons in 1920 to 1.58 in 1933.[2] Much of the iron ore was from China and Korea.[3] To supply the energy to the Steelworks a large dam was created.

The factories covered many acres and a town sprang up nearby, Yahata, Fukuoka to supply the workers.[4]


Dam break


On May 1, 1916, American media reported that the "Great Dam" at the Yawata Steel Works had collapsed and completely submerged a section of the manufacturing city. Initial reports stated that hundreds of people were killed and thousands made homeless. [4] They army was sent in to help with the recovery.[4] [5]


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Notes

  1. Inkster 2001, p. 66.
  2. Iida 2012, pp. 455 ff.
  3. Shimizu 2010, pp. 132–5.
  4. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 1, 1916, p. 1.
  5. The Japan Chronicle 1916, p. 716.

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