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Casualties and Damage at Crescent City, California 

 from the Tsunami of March I96U* 



Eleven persons lost their lives at Crescent City as a result of the 

 Tsunami. Approximately 30 blocks were devastated. The California 

 Disaster Office reported damages, excerpted from a report of the 

 California Department of General Services, as follows: 



Residences total loss 5^ 



Residences sustained major damage 13 



Residences sustained minor damage 2k 



Commercial fishing boats lost (sunk or beached) 21 



House trailers total loss 12 



Business houses severely damaged or destroyed 172 



Estimated cost to replace and repair: 



Public Property $ i+73,000 



Private Utilities 68,000 



Private Property $6,873,000 



Total Estimated Cost 



*From Spaeth and Berkman, I967 



$7,1+1^,000 



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r U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1968 O - 325-595 



