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Will there be a dam failure in China resulting from quake damage by May 16?

Settled as No

No report of dam failure.

Background:

One or more dams have been reported to have suffered quake damage in central China, and crews are rushing to repair them before anything bad happens. Will at least one dam fail by the end of the week? (i.e., before midnight May 16 GMT). Some initial background at: news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake.


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source. Dam failure means a loss of structural integrity that results in water escaping, whether or not it causes significant damage to anything downstream. Release of water by any mechanism designed intentionally for that purpose does not count, nor does minor controllable leakage.

 
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Yes
6%
No
94%
Activity: H$76,048
Settled as No on Sat 17th May 2008 3:55am PDT

Suspend date: Fri 16th May 2008 4:59pm PDT Settlement date: Sat 17th May 2008 3:55am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Fri 16th May 2008 4:59pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 45%

Action history:

Created Wed 14th May 2008 8:15am PDT by raidersin09
Suspended Fri 16th May 2008 4:59pm PDT : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Fri 16th May 2008 9:29pm PDT by orlin: Answer is NO.
Settlement requested Sat 17th May 2008 2:28am PDT by randburg: No dam failure by May 16th. The date in the question has passed.
Settled as 'No' Sat 17th May 2008 3:55am PDT by diana: No report of dam failure.

Suspend date: Fri 16th May 2008 4:59pm PDT Settlement date: Sat 17th May 2008 3:55am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Fri 16th May 2008 4:59pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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