Make-shift Barriers Hold Back The Rampaging Mississippi And Missouri Rivers

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keywords: natural disaster, missouri river, flooding, flood waters

Synopsis: Flood waters from the Missouri River crest their banks coming within inches of overflowing the hastily constructed dikes and barriers protecting the nearby cities as soldiers conduct around-the-clock re-shoring efforts to keep pace with the rising floodwaters with minutes to spare before a breach could occur as the Red Cross and other relief agencies take action to help the 100,000 people affected zone with damages from this natural disaster estimated at close to 200 million dollars...(read more)

Date: 1952
Duration: 00:00:53
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States

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Make-shift Barriers Hold Back The Rampaging Mississippi And Missouri Rivers

Make-shift Barriers Holding Back Flood Waters

Although new areas of the West are threatened by the rampaging Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, sand bags and wooden dikes erected by Army Engineers, National Guardsmen and local volunteer groups are holding back the flood waters in many sections.