The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act Of Man - 1975 - 6/10

Rains fell and fell and fell, swelling the earthen dams.
Pittston’s general boss scanned the dam, declared it safe, and left the holler.
At 8:00 AM, cracks appeared in Dam 3. By 8:03, it failed; rushing waters destroyed Dam 1 and 2.
132 million gallons roared though 15 hill communities.
125 deaths, 546 homes destroyed, another 310 damaged and condemned.
Pittston promised to pay $15,000 per home, then lowered that $3000.
Folks got trailers. After all, Pittston had fended off citations and fines for years
The governor and officials were in their pockets. And them poor hillbillies, white trash.
Confession: Two years later, 1974, I started work at Buffalo Creek. High explosives, strip mining.
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