2,209
There were 200 people who survived the Johnstown flood
Approximately 2,200 people died in the Johnstown Flood of 1889.
2,300 people died
2,209
There are 777 graves in the "Unknown Plot" of the Grandview Cemetery in Johnstown Pa. All 777 are unidentified victims of the 1889 Johnstown Flood.
Being that over 2200 people died and so many homes and businesses were destroyed, it had a major impact on the whole Johnstown area. See http://www.jaha.org/FloodMuseum/facts.html
15,000
A lot.
In May 1889 over 2,200 people died in the Johnstown (Pennsylvania) flood. Other estimates over the years say that as many as 5000 may have perished.
At least 2,209 people died in the Johnstown flood in 1889, making it one of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history. The flood was caused by the failure of a dam holding back the waters of Lake Conemaugh.
More than 250 people were killed.
397 people were killed