In 1972 the wrath of Hurricane Agnes resulted in the evacuation of a Pennsylvania town due to the rising water of what river?

The wrath during 1972 led to Pennsylvania evacuation due to increasing waters in river Susquehanna. The susceptibility of the river flooded, causing swelling; thus, this resulted in the abandonment of the town.

The hurricane had severely damaged the rivers and affecting Wilkes Barre and Scranton metropolitan areas majorly. New Jersey and Pennsylvania were highly destroyed with over 40, 000 structures damaged significantly destroyed beyond recognition. Although the strong did not Cuba, there was heavy rainfall that killed seven people. The massive tornado outbreak in Florida caused significant losses.

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In 1972, the wrath of Hurricane Agnes resulted in evacuation of a Pennsylvania down due to rising of water in Susquehanna River and Lackawanna River.

Further Explanation:

Hurricane Agnes was one of the first Billion Dollar Hurricane which took place in United States. That was said to be the ‘Greatest Natural Disaster’ in the history of United States by that time. Agnes developed on June 14 1972 initially by the formation of tropical depression. It headed slowly and emerged in Western sea the next day and after that, the depression strengthened and it became a hurricane which was named ‘Agnes’. In state of Pennsylvania, Heavy rainfall was recorded and that was more than 7 inches and 10 inches in some part of the state. Nearly 100000 people have to be evacuated from their homes due to heavy flooding and some building were under 13 Feet of water. Due to this heavy rainfall, the water levels in the rivers of Pennsylvania increased and floods were caused. These Rivers were, Susquehanna River and Lackawanna River. Thousands of people were trapped in their home due to overflowing and flooding caused by these rivers. Around 25000 homes were destroyed and total damage estimated from these floods was nearly 1 billion dollars. The low lying areas of the city were the most affected areas as water level reached to 16 feet in these areas and acted as blockade for the evacuation process.

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Answer details:

Grade:High School

Subject:History

Chapter:Natural Disasters

Keywords:

United States, Natural Disaster, Agnes, Hurricane Agnes, Pennsylvania, Floods, Susquehanna River, Lackawanna River, evacuation, blockade.