An aerial view of the flooded area in Vanport, Oregon, showing the extensive damage to property. In only half an hour the entire town was destroyed and hundreds of deaths were recorded. People may be seen standing on the house tops in the foreground. Latest reports from the stricken area indicate a further threat to Vanport and the neighbouring city of Portland of a new wave.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26793, 9 June 1948, Page 5
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66An aerial view of the flooded area in Vanport, Oregon, showing the extensive damage to property. In only half an hour the entire town was destroyed and hundreds of deaths were recorded. People may be seen standing on the house tops in the foreground. Latest reports from the stricken area indicate a further threat to Vanport and the neighbouring city of Portland of a new wave. Otago Daily Times, Issue 26793, 9 June 1948, Page 5
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