WHEN THE KOOTENIA RIVER, Oregon, burst a dyke on May 30, the entire city of Vanport was flooded; there were 26 known dead and 90,000 rendered homeless. Above: The industrial section of Bonners Ferry, some of the 20,000 acres under water.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 1 July 1948, Page 5
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41WHEN THE KOOTENIA RIVER, Oregon, burst a dyke on May 30, the entire city of Vanport was flooded; there were 26 known dead and 90,000 rendered homeless. Above: The industrial section of Bonners Ferry, some of the 20,000 acres under water. Wanganui Chronicle, 1 July 1948, Page 5
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