Johnstown Flood

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2003
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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueIt is 1889 and the citizens of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and other towns in the Conemaugh River valley are decimated when the dam upstream at the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club explodes. ... Tout lireIt is 1889 and the citizens of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and other towns in the Conemaugh River valley are decimated when the dam upstream at the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club explodes. Accounts of survivors show physical and emotional terror of the flood experience as one in... Tout lireIt is 1889 and the citizens of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and other towns in the Conemaugh River valley are decimated when the dam upstream at the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club explodes. Accounts of survivors show physical and emotional terror of the flood experience as one in every ten residents die by drowning, crushing, impalement or burning. The official death ... Tout lire

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PROLOGUE: "Based on accounts of those who survived."

EPILOGUE: "The official death toll from the Jonestown Flood was 2,209. One out of every 10 persons living in the Johnstown area was killed. Three hundred ninety-six children under the age of 10 died. Five hundred sixty-eight children lost one or both parents. One hundred twenty-four women and 198 men were widowed. Ninety-nine entire families were lost. An identified victim was found in the Ohio River at Steubenville, Ohio. Unidentified victims in Cincinnati Ohio, 600 miles away. The last discovery of a flood victim was in 1911. Because of heavy rains, the [clay] dam held back 20,000,000 tons of water."