C-SPAN Cities Tour - Des Moines: Great Flood of 1993

Hear about The Great Flood of 1993 which occurred in the American Midwest, from April to October 1993. The flood was among the most costly and devastating to ever occur in the United States, with $15 billion in damages. The city of Des Moines fell victim to the swelling waters of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers that summer. The Raccoon River would eventually breach its banks and overtake the Des Moines Water Works treatment facility, leaving the Des Moines residents without drinking water for two weeks. Kevin Cooney, a reporter for KCCI in Des Moines, will talk about the events that summer and the impact the flood had on Des Moines and its residents.