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Floods devastate Rapid City in South Dakota disaster
Flooding from Canyon Lake Dam collapse swamped Rapid City and Keystone South Dakota triggering fires and looting. Death toll climbed past 122 with 60,000 residents affected as President Nixon declared a federal disaster and authorities mobilized 1,800 National Guardsmen and Army troops.
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Rapid City
S.D
Black Hills
South Dakota
Richard Kneip
Keystone
Nixon
George S. McGovern
Ft. Carson. Colo
Red Cross