Скачать или смотреть Garrison Avenue Flood of 1961 in Charleston, W.Va.

The flooding that struck Charleston, West Virginia, and the surrounding Kanawha Valley on July 19-20, 1961, was one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit the area. Five adults and four children would die in what was then called Magazine Hollow, and 22 people overall died form the torrents of water.

In this video, a survivor of the flood, recalls that harrowing night when he was 11. He and family members took shelter in a chicken coop, but not everyone made it out alive that evening. The video, by Douglas Imbrogno, is a companion piece to an article in the July 18, 2011 Charleston Gazette by Jim Balow about the flood. See that story here: http://wvgazette.com/News/201107171218