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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1976
Page
1
A flash flood swept through the Big Thompson canyon near Loveland Colorado killing about 60 people and injuring hundreds. Survivors were rescued by National Guardsmen and helicopters while a temporary morgue operated in Loveland.
Hundreds of National Guardsmen sheriff's deputies and volunteers on horseback battled the Big Thompson River flood in Loveland Colorado. Six helicopters ferried blankets food and water while rescuing survivors and recovering bodies. The disaster area was declared to obtain federal aid and Red Cross set up an emergency center at a high school gym.
A 10 car Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed in Blanchester Ohio derailing two tank cars carrying ethylene oxide. No injuries reported but residents fled as fumes feared. officials urged evacuation though cars were undamaged and pose minimal rupture risk. mayor Madeline Loftin warned of the gas danger.
A Florida woman and two men raided a London Mayfair Hotel room Saturday night and looted up to $50,000 in jewelry. The owner’s wife, Dolores Soldini, 37, was tied up and beaten as the trio fled through the hotel lobby with suitcases. Detective Sergeant Frost called it a rare U S style hotel robbery in London.
Eyewitness accounts tell of a wall of water drowning vacationers after propane tanks exploded in a northern Colorado canyon. About 2,000 to 4,000 people were in the area when the flash flood struck. 800 were evacuated by nightfall. Surviving families endured rescue attempts, loss of belongings, and a grim wake at Loveland High School and Red Cross shelters.
Donation note to support needy boys and girls to attend camp. Donor asks listing in the SUN unless anonymity requested. Name and address provided for contribution credit.
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