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| x Johnstown Flood |
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South Fork Dam Failure |
The Johnstown Flood (or Great Flood of 1889 as it became known locally) occurred on May 31, 1889. It was the result of the failure of the South Fork Dam situated 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, made worse by...
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| x October 1999 Mexico Flooding |
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The October 1999 Mexico floods was a flood event that occurred in several states of Mexico, including Veracruz, Puebla, and Tabasco. This was the worst flood in the country in over fifty years. It killed 425 people according to counts by the Mexican...
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| x 1999 Vietnamese floods |
The 1999 Vietnamese floods affected Vietnam in late 1999 and were the worst floods the country had experienced in a century. The floods were caused by a series of storms that brought heavy rain to the central part of the country in October and...
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| x Floods in Bangladesh |
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Flooded streets of Baridhara, Dhaka, during the 2007 floods in Bangladesh
The Ganges Delta was formed by the Ghaghat river. Silt and Sediments are deposited, building up a Delta.
"Ministry of Environment and Forests: Government of the Peoples...
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| x 1971 Canberra flood | Rain |
The 1971 Canberra flood was a flash flood that occurred on 26 January 1971 in the Woden Valley of Canberra, Australia. The flood killed seven people, injured 15 and affected 500 people. The insurance damage was estimated at AUD$ 1 million. It was...
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| x Hunter Valley floods of 1955 |
The Hunter Valley Floods (also known as the Maitland Flood) of February 1955 was a major flood on the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. They were one of the most devastating natural disasters in Australia's history.
The flood overwhelmed...
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| x Australian Floods |
Floods in Australia
This is an incomplete list of recorded floods occurring in Australia.
Maitland identified below in the list is located on the Hunter River in New South Wales.
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| x 1956 Murray River flood |
The 1956 Murray River flood involved the rising of waters in the Murray River and flooding of many towns in three states of Australia, including the towns of Colignan, Iraak, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Mildura, Nangiloc, Red Cliffs, Renmark, Wentworth...
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| x 1909 Western Victorian floods |
The 1909 Western Victorian floods consisted of widespread flooding on rivers of the western half of the State of Victoria during the middle of August that year.
Persistent above-average rainfall began to affect most of Victoria apart from eastern...
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| x 2007 Australian Hunter region & Central Coast storms |
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The 2007 Hunter region and Central Coast storms commenced on Friday, 8 June 2007 and caused extensive flooding, damage and loss of life in the Hunter Region and the Central Coast in New South Wales in Australia. An intense low pressure system...
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| x 1974 Brisbane flood |
The 1974 Brisbane flood occurred in January 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, when waterways in the city experienced significant flooding. The Brisbane River, which runs through the heart of the city, broke its banks and inundated the...
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| x 2006-2007 Malaysian floods |
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The 2006-2007 Malaysian floods are a series of floods that hit Malaysia. The floods were caused by above average rainfall, which was attributed to Typhoon Utor which had hit the Philippines and Vietnam a few days earlier . By the third week of...
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| x 1971 Kuala Lumpur floods |
The 1971 Kuala Lumpur floods was a major flash flood disaster in Malaysia which took place in January 1971. The flooding was the result of heavy monsoon rains, which swelled the Klang, Batu, and Gombak rivers. 32 people were killed, and 180,000...
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| x 2006-07 Southeast Asian floods |
The 2006-07 Southeast Asian floods were a series of floods that hit Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. The floods were due to having a higher than average rainfall in the affected areas, which was attributed to Typhoon Utor which had hit the...
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| x Floods in Malaysia |
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Floods in Malaysia are regular natural disasters in Malaysia which happen nearly every year during the monsoon season.
Gemas
As a result of flooding which is aggravated in La Nina years like 2008, a sense of complacency sets in amongst Malaysians...
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| x St. Lucia's flood |
St. Lucia's flood (Sint-Luciavloed) was a storm tide that affected the Netherlands and Northern Germany on December 14, 1287 (the day after St. Lucia Day) when a dike broke during a storm, killing approximately 50,000 to 80,000 people in the fifth...
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| x St. Elizabeth's flood |
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The St. Elizabeth's flood of 1421 was a flooding of an area in what is now the Netherlands. It takes its name from the feast day of Saint Elisabeth of Hungary which was formerly November 19.
During the night of November 18 to November 19, 1421 a...
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| x Christmas flood 1717 |
The Christmas Flood 1717 (Kerstvloed 1717) was the result of a northwesterly storm, which hit the coast area of the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia on Christmas night of 1717. In total, approximately 14,000 people drowned. It was the last large...
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| x St. Felix's Flood |
The St. Felix's Flood (in Dutch Sint-Felixvloed) happened on Saturday 5 November 1530, the name day of St. Felix. This day was later known as Evil Saturday. Large parts of Flanders and Zeeland were washed away, including the Verdronken Land van...
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| x Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal |
The Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal was an area of flood-covered land in Zeeland in the Netherlands between Noord Beveland and Bergen op Zoom. Some of it was lost in the St. Felix's Flood in 1530, and some of it in 1532. The Oosterschelde formerly...
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| x Grote Mandrenke |
The (1) Grote Mandrenke (Low Saxon for "Great Drowning of Men") was the name of a massive southwesterly Atlantic gale (see also European windstorm) which swept across England, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Schleswig around January 16, 1362,...
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| x Burchardi flood |
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The Burchardi Flood, (also known as the second Grote Mandrenke) was a Storm tide that struck the North Sea coast of Nordfriesland (Germany and Denmark) on the night between the 11 and 12 October 1634. Overrunning dikes it shattered the coastline and...
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| x Grote Hollandse Waard |
The Grote Waard or Zuid-Hollandse Waard was a farming region between Zuid-Holland and Brabant, that disappeared in the Sint-Elisabethsvloed (1421). Parts of this polder are now separated by water: Hoekse Waard, Eiland van Dordrecht, the Biesbosch,...
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| x All Saints' Flood |
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The All Saints' Flood of 1170 (Allerheiligenvloed) was a catastrophic flood in The Netherlands that took place in 1170. Large parts of the Northern Netherlands, and Holland territories were overflowed. This is the flood that made the Zuider Zee. ...
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| x All Saints' flood |
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The All Saints' Flood (Allerheiligenvloed) of 1570 was a disaster which happened on November 1, on the Dutch coast. Affected cities include Egmond and Bergen op Zoom and Saeftinghe.
The Domeinraad council in Bergen op Zoom on 1 November 1570...
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| x North Sea flood of 2007 |
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The North Sea flood of 2007 was a storm tide of the North Sea affecting the coastlines of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Belgium, starting on the night of 8 November – 9 November 2007.
In combination with a high...
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| x North Sea flood of 1953 |
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The North Sea flood of 1953 (Dutch: Watersnoodramp) and the associated storm combined to create a major natural disaster which affected the coastlines of the Netherlands and England on the night of 31 January – 1 February 1953. Belgium, Denmark and...
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| x North Sea flood of 1962 |
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The North Sea flood of 1962 was a natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg in the night from 16 February to 17 February 1962. In total, the homes of about 60,000 people were destroyed,...
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| x 2002 European floods |
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In August 2002 a 100-year flood caused by over a week of continuous heavy rains ravaged Europe, killing dozens, dispossessing thousands, and causing damage of billions of euros in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary,...
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| x 2006 European floods |
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From February to April 2006 many rivers across Europe, especially the Elbe and Danube, swelled due to heavy rain and melting snow and rose to record levels. These are the longest rivers in Central Europe.
High Danube levels caused significant...
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| x Great Sheffield Flood |
The Great Sheffield Flood, also known as the Great Inundation, was a flood that devastated parts of Sheffield, England, on 11 March 1864, when the Dale Dyke Dam broke.
The newly-built dam, at Low Bradfield on the River Loxley, broke while it was...
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| x Holmfirth Flood |
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The Holmfirth Flood refers to a number of instances when severe flooding has occurred in the Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England affecting Holmfirth and other settlements in the valley. The earliest recorded one being in 1738 and the latest in...
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| x 1928 Thames flood |
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The 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver. Fourteen people were drowned in London and thousands were made homeless when flood waters...
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| x 1947 Thames flood |
The 1947 Thames flood was worst overall 20th century flood of the River Thames, affecting much of the Thames Valley as well as elsewhere in England during the middle of March 1947 after a severe winter.
The floods were caused by 117 mm (4.6 inches)...
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| x 2002 Glasgow floods |
The 2002 Glasgow floods was a series of Flash floods that occurred after Thunderstorms in the Scottish Lowlands in late July and early August 2002. The heaviest rainfall fell on the night of Tuesday 30 July 2002.
The East End of Glasgow was the...
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| x Bristol Channel floods, 1607 |
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On 30 January 1607 (New style) the Bristol Channel floods resulted in the drowning of an estimated 2,000 or more people, with houses and villages swept away, an estimated 200 square miles (518 km) of farmland inundated and livestock destroyed,...
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| x Great Flood of 1968 |
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The Great Flood of 1968 was a flood caused by very heavy rain that struck South East England and France in mid-September 1968, with the worst on Sunday 15 September 1968, and followed earlier floods in South West England during July.
The River Chew...
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| x Boscastle flood of 2004 |
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The Boscastle flood of 2004 occurred on Monday, 16 August 2004 in the two villages of Boscastle and Crackington Haven in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The villages suffered extensive damage after flash floods caused by an exceptional amount of...
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| x 2008 Morpeth Flood |
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The 2008 Morpeth Flood occurred on Saturday, 6 September 2008. It was caused by heavy sustained rainfall in the preceding 24 hours. The River Wansbeck burst its banks and inundated the town’s flood defences around 1500 BST, causing damage to 995...
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| x June 2007 United Kingdom floods |
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The 2007 United Kingdom floods were a series of destructive floods that occurred in various areas across the country during the summer of 2007. The most severe floods occurred across Northern Ireland on 12 June; East Yorkshire and The Midlands on 15...
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| x Los Angeles Flood of 1938 |
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The Los Angeles Flood of 1938 or 1938 Los Angeles flood was a major flooding event that was responsible for inundating much of Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties, California, during early 1938. The flood was caused by a pair of oceanic...
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| x Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006 |
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The Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006 was a significant flood that affected much of the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern United States. The flooding was very widespread, affecting numerous rivers, lakes and communities from upstate New York...
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| x New England Flood of May 2006 |
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The New England Flood of May 2006 was a flood event that occurred in New England, especially in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, during the month of May, 2006. It started on May 11, 2006 as a result of an unusually strong low pressure system that...
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| x Willamette Valley Flood of 1996 |
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The Willamette Valley Flood of 1996 was part of a larger series of floods in the Pacific Northwest of the United States which took place between late January and mid-February, 1996. It was Oregon's largest flood event in terms of fatalities and...
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| x Great Flood of 1844 |
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The Great Flood of 1844 is the biggest flood ever recorded on the Missouri River and Upper Mississippi River, in North America, in terms of discharge.
The impact was not as great as subsequent floods because of the small population in the region at...
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| x Pittsburgh Flood of 1936 |
On March 17 and 18, 1936, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania witnessed the worst flood in its history when flood levels peaked at 46 feet. This flood became known as "The Great St. Patrick’s Day Flood," and also affected other areas of the Mid...
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| x Groundhog Day gale of 1976 |
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The Groundhog Day gale was a severe winter storm which hit the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada on February 2 (Groundhog Day), 1976.
An upper cyclone was stationary on January 28 across the Desert Southwest of the United States. A...
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| x Northeast U.S. flooding of October 2005 |
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In October of 2005, remnants of Tropical Storm Tammy and Subtropical Depression Twenty-Two merged with incoming continental cold fronts to produce torrential rains over interior New England, as well as over parts of New Jersey and New York....
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| x Great Dayton Flood |
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The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 flooded Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding area with water from the Great Miami River, causing the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. In response, Ohio passed the Vonderheide Act to allow the Ohio state...
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| x May 8th 1995 Louisiana Flood |
The May 8th and 9th 1995 New Orleans Flood struck the New Orleans metropolitan area, shutting down the city for two days. It was a two-event phenomenon. Areas south of the lake began receiving tremendous amounts of rain at approximately 5:30 p.m. on...
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| x Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 |
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The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States.
The flood began when heavy rains pounded the central basin of the Mississippi in the summer of 1926. By September, the Mississippi's...
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| x Floods in the United States until 1900 |
Floods in the United States are generally caused by excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, and dam failure. Below is a list of flood events that were of significant impact to the country, through 1900.
This event refers to the draining of Glacial...
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| x Floods in the United States: 2001-present |
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Floods in the United States are generally caused by excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, storm surge from hurricanes, and dam failure. Below is a list of flood events which were of significant impact to the country, since 2001.
The remains of the...
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| x Ohio River flood of 1937 |
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The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, 1 million were left homeless, with 385 dead and property losses reaching $500 million, further worsened by the fact...
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| x June 2007 Texas flooding |
In June 2007, repeated flooding took place in the U.S. state of Texas. The flooding caused 11 deaths. This was mainly due to a tropical rain belt that went too far up north.
Marble Falls received 18 inches (460 mm) of rain in a matter of hours....
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| x Floods in the United States |
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Floods in the United States are generally caused by excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, and dam failure. Below is a list of flood events that were of significant impact to the country, between 1901 and 2000.
The third deadliest flash flood in US...
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| x Floods in California |
All types of floods can occur in California, though 90% are caused by riverine flooding. Such flooding generally occurs as a result of excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, excessive runoff, levee failure or a combination of these sources. Below...
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| x 1997 Red River Flood in the United States |
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The Red River Flood of 1997 in the United States was a major flood that occurred in April 1997, along the Red River of the North in North Dakota and Minnesota. The flood reached throughout the Red River Valley, affecting the cities of Fargo and...
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| x Black Hills flood |
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The Black Hills Flood of 1972, in the Black Hills of Western South Dakota, USA, occurred on June 9, 1972. The extreme rainfall of around 15 inches (380 mm) of rain in 6 hours sent Rapid Creek and other creeks overflowing and flooded many residential...
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| x October 1998 South Central Texas floods |
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The October 1998 South Central Texas floods took place October 17-October 18 1998 and had rain totals of 30 inches. The flood caused 32 deaths, and approximately 1.5 billion USD in damage. flooding took place in parts of the San Antonio River,...
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