Archives For Flooding

14 dead in West Virginia flooding

06/24/2016 — Leave a comment

At least 14 dead as floodwaters rage in West Virginia, governor says

 

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AP: 3 Fort Hood soldiers dead after truck overturns

06/02/2016 — Leave a comment

3 other soldiers rescued from swift water

Fort Hood

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Woman, 4 great-grandchildren killed in East Texas flooding

04/30/2016 — Leave a comment

A 64-year-old woman and four grandchildren were killed early Saturday after a creek overflowed its banks, flooding an East Texas neighborhood as many residents slept

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Historic storm brings snow to the East Coast

01/22/2016 — Leave a comment

The storm is expected to bring blizzards, flooding conditions and massive snowfall to many areas of the eastern part of the country

A runner passes the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue during the storm on Friday.

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The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

01/15/2016 — Leave a comment

The infamous molasses flood in Boston was a tragedy like no other.

January 16, 1919: On January 15, 1919 at approximately 12:40 pm the North End was shaken by a terrific explosion caused by the bursting of a giant tank at the Purity Distilling Co. on Commercial St. This a view of the aftermath looking north across North End Park. The great molasses tank was located in the center of this picture. Sections of the metal may be seen blown to the extreme left and right in the picture. Twenty-one people perished, including two ten-year-old children, Pasquale Iantosca and Maria Distasio, who were collecting firewood near the molasses tank while home from school for lunch.

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7 dead in Texas and Kansas as wintry storm sweeps south-central U.S.

11/28/2015 — Leave a comment

Flooding and wintry precipitation have led to at least seven deaths in Texas and Kansas as a storm system moves across the central Plains, authorities said Saturday.

Flooding near Garland, Texas.

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Utah Encounters Deadly Flash Flood

09/15/2015 — Leave a comment

Utah Flash Flood Kills 8, Leaves 5 Missing: Officials

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Texas mom, two kids among those missing after floods

05/27/2015 — Leave a comment

Credit: First Baptist Church, Corpus Christi/Facebook Laura McComb and her two young children are among the missing. They were near Wimberly, about 100 miles northeast of Devine on the other side of San Antonio, when raging floodwater uprooted their vacation cabin, according to CNN affiliate KXAN.

Mom, kids missing in Texas flood

As the cabin she and her family were in was swept away, Laura McComb called her sister.
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Broken pipe causing water to pour on to MBTA Green Line tracks

04/03/2015 — Leave a comment

Incident happened Friday afternoon in Brookline Hills

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Historical photos: Boston’s Great Molasses Flood

01/14/2015 — Leave a comment

21 killed in unusual disaster

Molasses Flood

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