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Oral History Interview with Raymond, Eunice, Wayne, and Charles Russell English, December 8, 1999. Interview K-0280. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

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Waiting out the flooding

Charles English describes his experience during the flooding. His brother refused to leave, so they stayed together, watching from a roof as the water rose, eating from neighbors' freezers, and waiting for the water to recede so they could begin repair work.

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Interviewers	Charles Thompson
	Rob Amberg
	Charles Thompson
Interviewees	Raymond English
	Eunice English
	Charles Russell English
	Wayne English
Excerpt Length	0:06:46
Start Time	01:44:46
Stop Time	01:51:32
Subjects	Environmental Transformations > NATURAL ENVIRONMENT > Natural Disasters

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Oral History Interview with Raymond, Eunice, Wayne, and Charles Russell English, December 8, 1999. Interview K-0280. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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