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August 10, 1906
The Montana Plaindealer
Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana
What is this article about?
A cloudburst in South Texas on Tuesday forced the Colorado River out of its banks, drowning at least 25 people, rendering hundreds homeless, and destroying $500,000 in property. Worst disaster since Galveston flood; communications down, isolated towns' fates unknown.
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GREAT FLOODS IN SOUTH TEXAS
Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 8.—Twenty-five people are known to have been drowned, hundreds were rendered homeless, and $500,000 worth of property was destroyed as the result of a cloudburst in South Texas Tuesday, when the Colorado river was forced out of its banks by heavy rains. The death list is growing hourly, and it is believed that the worst disaster since the Galveston flood has visited Texas. Telegraph and telephone wires are down, and the relief trains are cut off. The fate of the inhabitants of several isolated towns is unknown.
Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 8.—Twenty-five people are known to have been drowned, hundreds were rendered homeless, and $500,000 worth of property was destroyed as the result of a cloudburst in South Texas Tuesday, when the Colorado river was forced out of its banks by heavy rains. The death list is growing hourly, and it is believed that the worst disaster since the Galveston flood has visited Texas. Telegraph and telephone wires are down, and the relief trains are cut off. The fate of the inhabitants of several isolated towns is unknown.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Flood
South Texas
Colorado River
Cloudburst
Drowned
Disaster
Galveston Flood
Where did it happen?
South Texas, Colorado River
Story Details
Location
South Texas, Colorado River
Event Date
Tuesday
Story Details
Cloudburst causes Colorado river to flood banks due to heavy rains, drowning 25 known people with list growing, rendering hundreds homeless, destroying $500,000 property; worst since Galveston flood; communications and relief cut off, isolated towns unknown.