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The total death toll from the flood was calculated originally as 2,209 people, [1] making the disaster the largest loss of civilian life in the U.S. at the time. This number of deaths was later surpassed by fatalities in the 1900 Galveston hurricane and the September 11 attacks .
Flood Vermont: 84 1965 Eastern Air Lines Flight 663: Accident – aircraft New York City, New York: 84 1977 Johnstown flood of 1977: Flash flood: Johnstown, Pennsylvania: $300,000,000 The flood occurred when an extraordinary amount of rain came down in the Conemaugh Valley in a short period of time. Nearly 12 inches were measured in 10 hours.
The Johnstown flood of 1936, also collectively with other areas referred to as the Saint Patrick's Day Flood, was a devastating flood in Cambria County, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania proper, referred to as "Greater Johnstown". The flood was preceded by heavy rains beginning March 9, 1936, which did not stop until March 22.
On May 31, 1889, some 2,200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, perished when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending 20 million tons of water rushing through the town. In 1790, President George ...
Nov. 6—The history of floods and the steel industry are forever linked in Johnstown. The 1889 Flood destroyed the city, killing 2,209 people. The St. Patrick's Day Flood of 1936 and the 1977 ...
The 1889 Johnstown flood was the greatest single-day civilian loss of life in the U.S. until the World Trade Center collapsed amid the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to the ...
The Johnstown flood of 1977 was a major flood which began on the night of July 19, 1977, when heavy rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, including the city of Johnstown and the Conemaugh Valley.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.