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Flood in the Desert

"The confusion,"one man remembered, "was indescribable." Fewer than half of themwould see...

"The confusion,"
one man remembered, "was indescribable." Fewer than half of them
would see the sun rise

Full Transcript

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"The confusion," one man remembered,
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"was indescribable."
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Fewer than half of them would see the sun rise.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:06
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 ...
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,
But Soledad's luck seemed to run out when her hair - Flood in the Desert 00:10
But Soledad's luck seemed to run out when her hair
Soledad watched her mother and siblings - Flood in the Desert 00:07
Soledad watched her mother and siblings
Soledad screamed, - Flood in the Desert 00:07
Soledad screamed,
But she could hear animals drowning, - Flood in the Desert 00:09
But she could hear animals drowning,
And that was so terrifying to her. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
And that was so terrifying to her.
As the flood carried Soledad's mother downstream, - Flood in the Desert 00:11
As the flood carried Soledad's mother downstream,
Even so, it still had power enough - Flood in the Desert 00:10
Even so, it still had power enough
Along the way, it had picked up all the debris - Flood in the Desert 00:07
Along the way, it had picked up all the debris
Orchard trees, cattle. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
Orchard trees, cattle.
And as you get to the ocean, - Flood in the Desert 00:08
And as you get to the ocean,
So it's this mix of sludge - Flood in the Desert 00:14
So it's this mix of sludge