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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 ...
The flooding was the result of a low pressure system over Queensland's southern coast that dragged in moisture from the Coral Sea in the north, raising it over the Queensland coastline. The area of colder air higher in the atmosphere which the low-pressure system travelled in, thus making the atmosphere unstable and permitting moisture to be ...
The morning of the 11th has been described as the worst devastation in the city since Cyclone Althea in 1971. [4] Most roads in the city were impassable; the Bruce Highway was closed to the north and south of the city as were all rail links as at the time they were still under water; the airport was closed to all commercial traffic as the runway was under water, and the navigation aids still ...
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
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]
The most severe flood to take place along the Gascoyne River in Western Australia on record. 2010–2011 Flood: 2010–11 Queensland floods: 33 2,390,000,000 AUD 2011 Cyclone: Cyclone Yasi: 1 3,600,000,000 USD (2011) 2011 Flood: 2011 Victoria floods: 2 $2,000,000,000 AUD 2011 Flood: 2011 Wollongong floods: 0 2013 Bushfire: Tasmanian bushfires ...
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 ...
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.