Floods in Kentucky

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

39/58

Date Released

20 Jul 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Boxing - Eric Boon V Len Wickwar
2. 2Queen Mary Visits Shorncliffe Camp
3. 3Duchess of Kent in Cardiff
4. 4French National Fete
5. 5Prince and Princess Paul in London
6. 6Bathing Belles in Toronto
7. 7Hell Drivers
8. 8King Zog in Warsaw
9. 9Floods in Kentucky
10. 10Mongolian Wedding

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 10

Summary

53 people are dead and 47 missing after a midnight cloudburst caused floods to forge down a mountainside and strike down nine towns in four counties of eastern Kentucky.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Length of story (in feet)

47

Story extras:

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