In Ireland, they had a potato famine caused by a fungus. Many people died of the hunger, and thousands immigrated to America in hopes of a better life.
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Approximately 2,200 people died in the Johnstown Flood of 1889.
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There were 200 people who survived the Johnstown flood
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In May 1889 over 2,200 people died in the Johnstown (Pennsylvania) flood. Other estimates over the years say that as many as 5000 may have perished.
At least 2,209 people died in the Johnstown flood in 1889, making it one of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history. The flood was caused by the failure of a dam holding back the waters of Lake Conemaugh.
Being that over 2200 people died and so many homes and businesses were destroyed, it had a major impact on the whole Johnstown area. See http://www.jaha.org/FloodMuseum/facts.html
There are 777 graves in the "Unknown Plot" of the Grandview Cemetery in Johnstown Pa. All 777 are unidentified victims of the 1889 Johnstown Flood.
In the lyn flood 3678 people died
246 people died in the flood in Illinois of 2011
approximately 65 people died in the 1916 Hatfield flood.
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