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Periods of heavy snow and rainstorms lasting from December 1990 to February 1991 throughout Ireland and Western Europe. 2008: 2008 Irish flash floods: Flash floods throughout August lead to one death and the destruction of 50 houses. 2009: 2009 British Isles floods: Strong winds and heavy rain across the British Isles. Over 40,000 people in ...
In January 1974 a flood occurred in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia after three weeks of continual rain. The Brisbane River, which runs through the heart of the city, broke its banks and flooded the surrounding areas. [2] The cyclone that produced the flood also flooded surrounding cities: Ipswich, Beenleigh, and the Gold Coast. [2] [3]
1967 Brazil flood, mainly Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, flood and landslide Brazil: 1967 431 St. Francis Dam failure United States 1928 431 2015 Tamil Nadu floods Chennai, Cuddalore and Andhra Pradesh named 2015 South Indian floods: India: 2015 429 2002 Nepal flood, mainly occurred at Makwanpur, monssnal rain, flood, landslide Nepal: 2002 425
The 1916 Clermont, Queensland flood was the worst flood in Clermont history. The Hatfield Flood of San Diego, United States, of 1916 destroyed the Lower Otay Dam, [ 5 ] damaged Sweetwater Dam, [ 6 ] and caused 22 deaths and $4.5 million in damages.
Queensland floods or Brisbane floods may refer to: March 2010 Queensland floods; 2010–2011 Queensland floods; January 2012 floods; January 2013 eastern Australia floods; see Cyclone Oswald; 2021 eastern Australia floods; 2022 eastern Australia floods
Sediment pollution from the north Queensland floods washed into the waters of the Great Barrier Reef.In a media release, James Cook University’s TropWater department said the Burdekin River’s ...
1949 Central Queensland cyclone; 1949 Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crash; 1972 Taroom explosion; 1992 Queensland storms; 2000 Australia Beechcraft King Air crash; 2008 Queensland storms; 2009 southeast Queensland oil spill; 2014 Brisbane hailstorm; 2018 Central Queensland bushfires; 2024 Bruce Highway explosion
The Queensland floods were followed by the 2011 Victorian floods which saw more than fifty communities in western and central Victoria also grapple with significant flooding. On 26 February 2021 the result of legal action, started in 2014 and won in 2019, was a partial settlement of A$440 million in compensation for thousands of flood victims ...