1959 Press Photo Five Hundred Dead In Malpasset Dam Disaster-Frejus

Five Hundred Dead In Malpasset Dam Disaster.. About five hundred people are reported to have lost their lives in the disaster caused by the bursting of the Malpasset Dam - causing millions of tons of water to crash through the sleeping town of Freejus on the French River. Keystone Press Shows:- The scene of desolation at Frejus after the water had crashed down from the dam..

Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 12-12-1959.



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