Whatever they said on the news, it wasn't some underground dam burst.

The dam burst, and the entire volume of the lake was released in a very short time, perhaps a few days.

The dam burst and all three broke into giggling laughter.

Eight days later, the dam bursts, drowning another 536 people.

This was what it was like when the dam burst.

On 11 March 2010, the dam burst, flooding the village.

Say there is a flood, or a dam bursts or something.

With a dam burst, lives can and have been lost, but it's fairly localized.

The dam burst, and the flood tide swept her away.

When the dam burst, she couldn't control the flood.