Last winter, county residents who owned real estate adjacent to the Bear Branch Valley received a letter from county officials describing a project to remove the Shipley’s Choice Dam. Subsequent communications by county officials assumed a scenario in which a significant storm could add water pressure to the earthen dam and unleash a torrent of water into Bear Branch, a small creek at the top of West Benfield Road.
The Unleashing Torrent
A maelstrom of highly-charged, dysfunctional family dynamics, Shrew's Nest (Musarañas) unleashes a torrent of pent-up emotions in the form of a bloody suspense thriller.
At least 118 people were killed in the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, home to Acapulco, where Pauline sent torrents of rainwater raging through streets. Twice that number were reported injured, and dozens were missing. Floods and mudslides were rampant, and damage was extensive.
But our monumental survivor is plain white with no logo. Its chunky handle is irresistible to a visiting toddler who can just reach it. The unleashed torrent testifies to the lasting clout of the aged, even with the water-saving dams inserted during the Carter administration.
One year ago, on November 5, 2015, a mining waste dam failed at the Samarco iron mine in rural Brazil, unleashing an enormous torrent of chemical-laden sludge into the Rio Doce. At least 19 people died and some 700 people were left homeless. Aquatic ecosystems were wiped out by the plume of pollution that reached the Atlantic Ocean. What remains is a polluted river that locals will have to contend with for decades to come.
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