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The 1928 Hurricane That Pushed a Lake Over Its Walls

In September of 1928, a hurricane drove an entire lake out of its banks. And in the darkness, it drowned thousands of people who never saw it coming. The storm had already torn across the Caribbean, killing more than a thousand.

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