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The Johnstown Area Flood of 1977: A Case Study for the Future

CED-78-114 Published: May 05, 1978. Publicly Released: May 05, 1978.
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In July 1977, the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, area was declared a major disaster area after a flood struck 136 communities in 8 counties and killed 76 people, injured or caused illness to 2,700, and damaged over $300 million in property. Federal disaster assistance to the Johnstown area is expected to total $261 million. Assistance was available to individual victims and State and local governments from 12 Federal agencies responsible for 27 programs.

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