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During the height of the flooding, some buildings caught fire in downtown Wilkes-Barre, burning down to the flood water. Firefighters could not access the fires because of the high water levels in the streets.

According to one account, only 30 of the 6,600 buildings in Kingston were not affected. The flooding left much of the town under water. If you were evacuated because of a flood, what would you take with you?

This house is completely destroyed, including its foundation. Due to this damage, it seems to lean into the sidewalk.

The front of Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. Notice the water level at the door.

Three men stand in water in front of Nesbitt Memorial Hospital.

Many of the streets in Kingston were flooded, making the preferred mode of transportation a boat.

When the dike broke, the water created a crater many feet deep in the cemetery, which can be seen here. Some of the scattered caskets and tombstones are also visible in this photo.

In this photo, these men work to replace stones on their foundations. This was a large task since thousands of caskets and headstones were disturbed by the flood waters.

Cleaning up and remodeling a house became a daily routine for the residents of Luzerne County after the flood.

The powerful flood waters carved a new landscape in the cemetery.