Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Matarise. And before I get started with the episode today,

I'd just like to take care of the usual housekeeping. If you've been wanting to hear a particular

disaster on the podcast, you can do so for a $25 or more donation to the podcast PayPal at

Disasterarea.com or the podcast Venmo at Disaster Area Podcast. Just add the name of the disaster you'd like me to

cover to the notes on your donation and I'll add it to the list. Just please bear with me. I am legitimately

terrible about responding to messages, but rest assured that I will add your request to the list.

And if it's been a while since you sent in your request,

feel free to shoot me an email or message for me to double check

and just make sure I didn't let you slip through the cracks.

I'd appreciate it myself.

Now, normally when it comes to requests, I do them when and if I can,

but this will mean I will definitely cover the topic your request

as soon as I can finish all the research

for it and write it up. Please keep in mind that the bigger the disaster, the more sources I may

need to whittle down, the less well-known disaster is, the more I may need to search for sources,

and the more recent or ongoing a disaster is, the more I may want to wait until it's over,

so the complete story can be told, and all

loose ends can be tied up. The subject from this particular episode is one of my choosing,

so buckle up everybody. If it'd like to help support the podcast in another way, you can do so

with a one-time donation through PayPal at Disaster Area at mail.com or on a per-episode

basis through Patreon at www.com slash disaster area podcast. A per-episode donation of even

as little as a dollar in episode can help me do things like pay the rent, keep the lights on,

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