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Flood in the Desert

If it begins to be on an angle,as the hillside was, and water gets in betweenthese...

If it begins to be on an angle,
as the hillside was, and water gets in between
these slate-like layers, it slides like a deck of cards

Full Transcript

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If it begins to be on an angle, as the hillside was,
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and water gets in between these slate-like layers,
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it slides like a deck of cards.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:24
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history

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Movie Summary

Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the 2nd deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via ...
The dam was sliding on its base. - Flood in the Desert 00:07
The dam was sliding on its base.
And the west side crumbled down. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
And the west side crumbled down.
Tony Harnischfeger probably saw it happen. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
Tony Harnischfeger probably saw it happen.
Ace Hopewell, smoking a cigarette - Flood in the Desert 00:09
Ace Hopewell, smoking a cigarette
The landslide severed the wires - Flood in the Desert 00:09
The landslide severed the wires
The lights in the city flickered. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
The lights in the city flickered.
For Harnischfeger and his family, - Flood in the Desert 00:12
For Harnischfeger and his family,
The sound of the collapsing dam - Flood in the Desert 00:12
The sound of the collapsing dam
She looked out to see - Flood in the Desert 00:24
She looked out to see
Curtis scrambled up the side of the canyon - Flood in the Desert 00:11
Curtis scrambled up the side of the canyon
"The confusion," one man remembered, - Flood in the Desert 00:13
"The confusion," one man remembered,
In Santa Paula, ten-year-old - Flood in the Desert 00:09
In Santa Paula, ten-year-old
Two motorcycle policemen were going around - Flood in the Desert 00:10
Two motorcycle policemen were going around
"It hasn't been raining... What water is he talking about?" - Flood in the Desert 00:13
"It hasn't been raining... What water is he talkin...
Precious minutes ticked by - Flood in the Desert 00:13
Precious minutes ticked by
Sisto got his children, - Flood in the Desert 00:16
Sisto got his children,
As the truck toppled over, they could see the little - Flood in the Desert 00:11
As the truck toppled over, they could see the little
With nowhere to go, - Flood in the Desert 00:11
With nowhere to go,
The first impact tore their flimsy house apart. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
The first impact tore their flimsy house apart.
Miraculously, Soledad, her mother, - Flood in the Desert 00:13
Miraculously, Soledad, her mother,