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We must be proactive to avoid another catastrophic flood January 20 2021 My view: We must reduce flood risk and create communities that are more resilient in the face of natural disasters, starting with and centering those communities at greatest risk. Oregon s story can t be told without talking about floods. The cataclysmic Missoula floods that flowed down the Columbia River Gorge formed the northern Willamette Valley s fertile landscape. The tragic Vanport flood of 1948 inundated a slapdash public housing project where much of Portland s Black population lived, displacing 18,500 residents. The Heppner Flood of 1903, the Christmas Flood of 1964 these and many other floods are part of our disaster lore. ....