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Word: tera (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1959-1959
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...thunderous rumble came from up the valley, where, three miles distant and 1,690 ft. above them, the Tera River, swollen by a fortnight of rain, was held in check by a stone and concrete dam built two years ago. The only explanation of the now deafening thunder was that the dam had burst. Electrician Rey scrambled up the church tower, began ringing the bell in alarm. Father Plácido started waking his neighbors. Some few fled with him across the only bridge and climbed the opposite hillside. Others raced to the church tower or to high ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Thunder in the Ravine | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

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