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On the morning of February 26, 1972, the failure of three coal slurry dams let loose a tidal wave of destruction upon the Buffalo Creek hollow in Logan county, West Virginia. With little warning to residents, more than 130 million gallons of dark floodwaters tore through more than a dozen communities in the hollow. By the day’s end, hundreds of homes and vehicles were destroyed, thousands were left homeless, and 125 men, women, and children were dead. The flood, known as the Buffalo Creek disaster, is considered one of the worst disasters in both American and Mountain State history.
“The only warning we had was just a neighbor woman had spotted it and just pulled in front of our house and hollered, ‘Run, the dam has broke!’” remembered survivor Shirley Marcum. “And then you could hear the roar of it and… you could see it. I saw my neighbors’ houses leave. I watched them crumble. I seen trees, logs, cars, slate, slush, you name it and it was in that.”
affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 11 in, a jury has found former massey energy ceo guilty of conspiracy connected to a deadly coal mine explosion, 29 men died in the blast at the upper big branch mine in 2010. fox 5 in new york, five fifth graders in northern new jersey are suspended after allegedly plotting to attack a high school during a field trip. police say the kids brought a nonexplosive device filled with vinegar and cinnamon to school. teachers and administrators found written plans on how the attacks would occur. this is a live look at cape canaveral, florida, one of the big stories for fox 35 in orlando, a weather-related delay in the scheduled launch of a rocket carrying gear to the international space station. the payload includes 7,000 pounds of supplies and 250 research projects. that s tonight s live look outside the beltway from special report. we ll be right back.
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