The Halifax Disaster

On December 6, 1917, there was a disaster in Halifax, called Halifax disaster. A lot of men and women lost their power of speech. The Imo ship and Mont Blanc ship set off the entire disaster.

Before 9:00 a.m., French munitions ship, Mont Blanc, tried to enter the harbor. At the same time, Imo, the Belgian relief ship, tried to exit the harbor. Two ships were on the same way, which caused a huge collision between the two ships. The disaster let over ten thousands people died or wounded. Men and women lay on the street with painful faces. Some of them were already died. The collision launched a tidal wave that thrown people on the shore. A molten metal rain slipped down in the city.

The explosion caused a shock wave that spread to the Truro, which locate about more than fifty miles away. Some family’s kitchen window had collapsed on to the table. The next day, people who survived tried to gather up those died people. It was a sad job. A lot of wounded people were sent to hospital during December 7. Hospitals were completely packed. Nurses and doctors didn’t sleep in the following nights.