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Flood in the Desert

Within a week, the commissionannounced that the dam had collapsed becauseof a deficiency...

Within a week, the commission
announced that the dam had collapsed because
of a deficiency in the soil under the west wing

Full Transcript

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Within a week, the commission announced that the dam
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had collapsed because of a deficiency
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in the soil under the west wing.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
98
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:55
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 ...
It was a reassuring conclusion: - Flood in the Desert 00:10
It was a reassuring conclusion:
But nobody wants to investigate it too much. - Flood in the Desert 00:08
But nobody wants to investigate it too much.
Meanwhile, the city moved quickly - Flood in the Desert 00:08
Meanwhile, the city moved quickly
The city agreed upon a kind of a fixed price. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
The city agreed upon a kind of a fixed price.
$5,000 for a human life is not enough. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
$5,000 for a human life is not enough.
The city paid, very quickly. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
The city paid, very quickly.
They wanted to get it out of the way. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
They wanted to get it out of the way.
But for Mulholland, the reckoning was just beginning. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
But for Mulholland, the reckoning was just beginning.
Some of the victims had died in Los Angeles County, - Flood in the Desert 00:10
Some of the victims had died in Los Angeles County,
It was a trial to determine who was responsible - Flood in the Desert 00:07
It was a trial to determine who was responsible
It's quite possible that William Mulholland - Flood in the Desert 00:07
It's quite possible that William Mulholland
To date, 277 bodies had been found. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
To date, 277 bodies had been found.
Hundreds were still missing. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
Hundreds were still missing.
Mulholland was at times prickly and evasive - Flood in the Desert 00:12
Mulholland was at times prickly and evasive
"If there is any error in human judgment," - Flood in the Desert 00:08
"If there is any error in human judgment,"
I won't try to fasten it on anybody else." - Flood in the Desert 00:19
I won't try to fasten it on anybody else."
If blame could be put on this individual, - Flood in the Desert 00:07
If blame could be put on this individual,
In November 1928, a few weeks before - Flood in the Desert 00:12
In November 1928, a few weeks before
And so long as he did, then he was, - Flood in the Desert 00:06
And so long as he did, then he was,
They hold a banquet for him. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
They hold a banquet for him.