One year anniversary of Spearfish Flood [Video]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – On June 23, 2023, Spearfish experienced an extreme rainstorm, resulting in flooding, washing out roads, and filling homes and apartments with water.

CONTEXT: Flooding hits Black Hills, forcing tenants to leave homes.

“It was such a terrible event on June 23rd, 2023, but the community really rallied together. There were a lot of people willing to volunteer to help those who were in need, and we had a lot of basement flooding, and we had some apartments that were for senior living that got flooded, but there was a lot of attention and care given to those people, and we were trying to help out the best we could,” said Spearfish Mayor John Senden.

Senden highlighted the collaboration between the city and the Red Cross to help find alternate shelters for people whose homes were destroyed. Despite the distress of the flood, he appreciated the way his community came together to support one another.

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