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Description:On June 9, 1972, a line of thunderstorms hovered over the Black Hills of South Dakota and dumped up to 15 inches of rain in some locations over a span of only six hours.Massively swollen streams and creeks flowed swiftly and powerfully out of the mountains, slamming through everything in their path.Thousands of people in Rapid City lived and worked along the banks of Rapid Creek, at the foot of the Black Hills. When a flood surge struck the city that night, many people in the floodplain were unprepared for the scale of the disaster.Houses, vehicles, propane tanks, trees and other debris rocketed down the creek. Some victims were swept away in an instant as their loved ones looked on helplessly. Authorities eventually counted 238 deaths.But there were also stories of survival. Some people managed to climb onto roofs, cling to trees, or float on debris. Emergency responders, soldiers, and volunteers conducted heroic rescues.And in the days that followed, community members banded together to mourn the dead, clean up the wreckage, and limit the devastation of future floods.This book preserves the memories of some of those survivors and heroes, based on interviews and photography conducted in commemoration of the flood’s 50th anniversary year.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Surviving the '72 Flood: Eyewitness Accounts from One of the Nation's Deadliest Disasters. To get started finding Surviving the '72 Flood: Eyewitness Accounts from One of the Nation's Deadliest Disasters, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 60

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Johnny Sundby Photography

Release: 2022

ISBN: 0974715220

Description: On June 9, 1972, a line of thunderstorms hovered over the Black Hills of South Dakota and dumped up to 15 inches of rain in some locations over a span of only six hours.Massively swollen streams and creeks flowed swiftly and powerfully out of the mountains, slamming through everything in their path.Thousands of people in Rapid City lived and worked along the banks of Rapid Creek, at the foot of the Black Hills. When a flood surge struck the city that night, many people in the floodplain were unprepared for the scale of the disaster.Houses, vehicles, propane tanks, trees and other debris rocketed down the creek. Some victims were swept away in an instant as their loved ones looked on helplessly. Authorities eventually counted 238 deaths.But there were also stories of survival. Some people managed to climb onto roofs, cling to trees, or float on debris. Emergency responders, soldiers, and volunteers conducted heroic rescues.And in the days that followed, community members banded together to mourn the dead, clean up the wreckage, and limit the devastation of future floods.This book preserves the memories of some of those survivors and heroes, based on interviews and photography conducted in commemoration of the flood’s 50th anniversary year.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Surviving the '72 Flood: Eyewitness Accounts from One of the Nation's Deadliest Disasters. To get started finding Surviving the '72 Flood: Eyewitness Accounts from One of the Nation's Deadliest Disasters, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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