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Wall Of Water Claimed 125 Lives In 1972
Buffalo Creek tragedy in West Virginia launched the Year of the Floods. A broken coal waste dam unleashed a 15 mile surge, killing 128, destroying 50 homes, and leaving 4,000 homeless. The 1972 events included Rapid City floods and Hurricane Agnes damages across the Middle Atlantic states.
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