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> https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy

For some reason, the largest hydropower accident [1], 100 000 – 200 000 deaths, is always left out when calculating safety statistics for hydro. It would make hydro 100–200 more dangerous, by number of deaths.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Banqiao_Dam_failure



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