Some Observations On The Handling Of The Dead In The Rapid City, South Dakota, Flood Disaster

Title	Some Observations On The Handling Of The Dead In The Rapid City, South Dakota, Flood Disaster
Author(s)	Hershiser, Marvin R.
Date Issued	1974
Permanent Link to This Record	http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/402

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Description	On June 9, 1972, rains had swollen the river leading into Rapid City; the dam above the city had weakened.By late evening with little forewarning the weakened dam unleashed a torrent of water that swept through the city leaving 237 people dead.
Sponsored By	National Insitute of Mental Health, Applied Research Branch
Subject(s)	Flood Disaster Rapid City, South Dakota
Language	English (US)
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Publisher	Disaster Research Center
Part of Series	Preliminary Papers;12

Date Accessioned	2005-03-01T20:05:43Z
Date Available	2005-03-01T20:05:43Z