On June 12th ,1996, Peter had a surprise when he woke up in the morning.He found that the floor of his room was flooded.When he looked out of the window,he saw many cars upside down in the street.
It was a sad day in Peter's hometown,which is a mountain city.In twenty-four jours up to noon,nearly 17 inches fell.Usually about 16 inches of rainfall in the whole month of June.
Roads were washed away in the peak areas.Tons of mud and rocks crashed down on the houses below.Sixty-four people died in the flood and more than 2,500 lost their homes.For some time after the flood.helicopters flew to help the people there.Tactors and trucks worked hard to cllear away the big rocks and earth.Many people sent money and necessities of life to the people attacked by the flood and helped trhem rebuild their hometown.