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."
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."