Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:dam |
gptkbp:affectedRiver |
gptkb:Delaware_River
gptkb:Mad_River gptkb:Naugatuck_River gptkb:Still_River |
gptkbp:casualties |
over 180 people
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gptkbp:causedBy |
gptkb:Hurricane_Diane
gptkb:Hurricane_Connie |
gptkbp:date |
August 1955
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gptkbp:destroyedBy |
hundreds of millions of dollars
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Flood of 1955
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Connecticut
gptkb:New_Jersey gptkb:New_York gptkb:Northeastern_United_States gptkb:Pennsylvania |
gptkbp:notableCity |
gptkb:Stroudsburg,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Winsted,_Connecticut gptkb:Waterbury,_Connecticut |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
widespread evacuations
destruction of bridges and railroads historic flooding levels record rainfall totals |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
major changes in flood control policy
construction of new dams and levees |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:History_of_Waterbury,_Connecticut
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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