Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:dam |
| gptkbp:affectedArea |
Buffalo Creek hollow
|
| gptkbp:cause |
coal slurry impoundment dam failure
|
| gptkbp:date |
February 26, 1972
|
| gptkbp:displacement |
over 4,000
|
| gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
major ecological damage
|
| gptkbp:injuries |
over 1,100
|
| gptkbp:legalOutcome |
gptkb:class_action_lawsuit
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Logan_County,_West_Virginia,_United_States
|
| gptkbp:notable_for |
influencing disaster law and policy
prompting changes in dam safety regulations |
| gptkbp:number_of_communities_destroyed |
17
|
| gptkbp:number_of_homes_destroyed |
over 500
|
| gptkbp:owner |
gptkb:Pittston_Coal_Company
|
| gptkbp:propertyDamage |
over $50 million
|
| gptkbp:subject |
Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man (documentary)
The Buffalo Creek Disaster (book) |
| gptkbp:victim |
125
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Everything_in_Its_Path
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Buffalo Creek Flood
|