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This is the Mullaperiyar Dam. It has been around since well before your grandparents were born. And it could fail at any moment now. What could cause the dam to collapse? How quickly would this lead to a disaster? And in what ways could this devastate the lives of people living close by?

The Mullaperiyar Dam is located in India’s Kerala state. For over 100 years, the dam has provided vital power and irrigation to Kerala and neighboring Tamil Nadu. But the days could be numbered for this 54 m (177 ft) high dam. Its design and technology are not as advanced as current standards require. To make matters worse, the region is prone to earthquakes. A lot of them. In 1979 and 2011, earthquakes left structural cracks in the dam. Could the next quake crack the dam wide open, threatening the lives of millions of people? https://youtu.be/TZ2agQs_cNI