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Surviving the '72 Flood

Survivors of a deadly 1972 flood in Rapid City, South Dakota, tell their stories 50 years

Aired 06/08/2022

SDPB Documentaries

Surviving the '72 Flood

Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Survivors of a deadly 1972 flood in Rapid City, South Dakota, tell their stories 50 years

Survivors of the catastrophic 1972 flood in Rapid City and the Black Hills of South Dakota tell their stories 50 years later, with historical footage from one of the nation’s deadliest natural disasters. The June 9, 1972, flood killed 238 people.

Aired 06/08/2022

SDPB Documentaries is a local public television program presented by SDPB

Support SDPB with a gift to the Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting

SDPB Documentaries

Surviving the '72 Flood

Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Survivors of the catastrophic 1972 flood in Rapid City and the Black Hills of South Dakota tell their stories 50 years later, with historical footage from one of the nation’s deadliest natural disasters. The June 9, 1972, flood killed 238 people.

Aired 06/08/2022

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SDPB Documentaries is a local public television program presented by SDPB

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