Surviving the '72 Flood | SDPB Documentary
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Survivors of the catastrophic 1972 flood in Rapid City and the Black Hills of South Dakota tell their stories 50 years later, with historical footage from one of the nation’s deadliest natural disasters. The June 9, 1972, flood killed 238 people.
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Thank you, SDPB, for this commemoration, which is nicely done -especially in its ending on a positive note and with a wise warning against rebuilding on the floodplain. Rapid City's briiliant creekside park system really is the positive outcome of a terrible tragedy.
While this was difficult to watch (I lost a sister, her husband, and most of his family), I appreciate the story being told. Some of the stories I had not heard before. Everyone that was there has some story to tell. May this never happen again!
My grandpa and his best friend worked straight through with no breaks to get communication back up. He worked for Pa Bell back when men were men.
Richard P. Dahlman and Michael J. Bergstresser are their names.
It's terrible the destruction caused by hurricane Agnes
I was also caught up in a catastrophic flood from that storm in Elmira, N.Y.
Just shows how far reaching that storm affected the country.
God bless Rapid City
My moved to RC in the summer of ‘73. They were still rebuilding in some areas. The neighborhood (northeast) we lived was untouched.
In June of 1972 Pennsylvania was also hit with major flooding. This came from Hurricane Agnes. The worst flooding for Pennsylvania to this date.
Mike Henriksen brought us here. Shout out to Mike for great HONEST reporting.
I was 14 years old & was living with my aunt & uncle on the north side of town-Herman St. I never knew there was a flood until the next morning.
Do you know the last name (Bill)Blair or (Mary)Niehaus?
It's been a long time since I've remember this well put together things
My Uncle, Sgt. Bob Whitman, Army National Guard, died during Agnes, and I contracted typhoid. My hometown, Renovo, was hit hard, but not nearly as hard as the Wilkes-Barre area.
I remember we was in moberly Missouri I was just a little girl it was horrifying and my dad used to help rescue people 😢
It seems like I was born in a disaster and so disasters became part of my everyday life. As a child, seeing death tolls from the hurricanes and watching tornadoes all the time, I wonder why I am living after being burnt 100% of my body. Well I got my questions answered. People must see what you can live through when you have God in your life everyday
You are a tribute to human life!
Excellent Movie Emotional though and Great Tribute Song Rapid City is a Beautiful Town I'm a Rapid Citian but I wasn't even around when the Flood Happened but I Read about the Flood
I was 12 years old. I remember it like yesterday, and have never forgot the warnings of how risky it is to live near any possible flood path along rivers, streams, oceans, etc. Please when you choose a place to live remember that God said not to build your house on the sandy land.. But to build it on the solid rock. I live in Florida now, and even here I have looked at many houses that were tempting, but too close to the ocean or even interior possible flooding in low-lying areas, so I skipped all of those houses when choosing what to buy.. so glad I did as Hurricane Ian wiped out many of those areas..
We were so lucky and blessed
Really impressive
Wow I guess floods are thank goodness you made the God must have been with you
So why wasn’t god with all the people who did die? Why so arbitrary?
Flood of 72 casting shadow over you
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