The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

Release date : 1989-01-01

Production country :

United States of America

Production company :

Guggenheim Productions

Status : Released

Durasi : 26 Min.

Popularity : 0.247

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On May 30, 1889 the South Fork Dam, which maintained a pleasure lake for wealthy Pittsburgh industrialists and their families, failed due to very heavy rains and poor maintenance by the dam's owners. The burst dam sent a wall of water and debris, 40 feet high and half a mile wide, 14 miles downstream to the bustling industrial city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. More than 2000 people lost their lives in the disaster. This documentary tells the story, and tells us that the disaster was easily avoidable.

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