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Flood in the Desert

The landslide severed the wires carrying power to Los Angeles

The landslide severed the wires carrying power to Los Angeles

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The landslide severed the wires
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carrying power to Los Angeles.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:14
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 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,
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.