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Historical Oregon wartime city was erased by a flood

During World War II, an Oregon city built for wartime laborers housed about 40,000 people before a flood destroyed it within hours. The report concerns a historical disaster, not a current event.

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It illustrates the potential for catastrophic flooding to destroy large communities, but has no current operational consequence.

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  1. During World War II, Oregon built an entire city for wartime laborers. Around 40,000 were living there before a flood erased it from the map within hours ↗economictimes.indiatimes.com · Recorded source date: Sep 9, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC

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