As a result of the landslide at the Vaiont Dam, northern Italy, in 1963, approximately 3000 people died __.
A) as their houses that had been built on the landslide were destroyed
B) as their houses were buried by the landslide
C) when the landslide impacted and destroyed the dam structure
D) when slope failure allowed the dam structure to be pushed downstream by the water pressure of the reservoir
E) as a huge wave of water was displaced from the reservoir by the landslide

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The landslide caused a huge wave of water to be displaced from the reservoir, which caused massive flooding and resulted in the deaths of around 3000 people. The houses in the surrounding area were not destroyed by the landslide but were instead submerged by the flooding caused by the displacement of water from the reservoir.

As a Result of the Landslide at the Vaiont Dam