Area Children Learn About The '77 Flood From Jim Burton
Friday, July 20, 2007 – updated: 2:31 pm EDT July 20, 2007
Marking the 30th anniversary of the flood that ravaged the Johnstown area, WJAC-TV's Jim Burton talked to local children about the 1977 flood on Friday.
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The program was designed to explain that floods are not always caused by a dam breaking, and explained that weather can wipe out entire towns.Paige Left, 7, said she learned "that there's destruction in the flood, lots of homes are damaged and after the water goes away, there's lots of mud."Burton's visit was part of the Greater Johnstown School District's Summer in the City program.For more about the flood, visit our special section: "Looking Back: The '77 Flood."
Click here to read more about Channel 6 News Chief Meteorologist Jim Burton
The program was designed to explain that floods are not always caused by a dam breaking, and explained that weather can wipe out entire towns.Paige Left, 7, said she learned "that there's destruction in the flood, lots of homes are damaged and after the water goes away, there's lots of mud."Burton's visit was part of the Greater Johnstown School District's Summer in the City program.For more about the flood, visit our special section: "Looking Back: The '77 Flood."
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