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Lists of floods in the United States provide overviews of major floods in the United States. They are organized by time period: before 1901, from 1901 to 2000, and from 2001 to the present. They are organized by time period: before 1901, from 1901 to 2000, and from 2001 to the present.
1996 China flood, torrential floods, mud-rock flows China: 1996 2,566 1953 Japan flood (1953 Northern Kyushu flood and 1953 Wakayama flood), mainly Kitakyushu, Kumamoto, Wakayama, Kizugawa, massive rain, flood, mudslide Japan: 1953 2,400 [citation needed] North Sea flood, storm surge Netherlands: 838 2,379 [citation needed] 1988 Bangladesh ...
Caused by a series of storms that led to California's wettest rainy season on record, in modern history. [42] [43] [44] 2017 Flood: 10 2017 Payson flash floods: Arizona: One of the deadliest floods to ever hit Gila County, Arizona: 2016 Wildfire: 14 $990 million 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires: Tennessee
A 5.8 m (19 ft) high fall of water swept down the canyon, taking everything in its path downstream. It was one of the deadliest natural freshwater floods in U.S. history, as 143 people perished during the flash flood. Houses destroyed totaled 418. Overall damage was US$40 million (1976 dollars).
The floods of January 2011 in Brazil were considered the worst in the country's history. As of 18 January, the floods had taken about 700 lives and 14,000 people were homeless mainly due to landslides. 2016 São Paulo flood and mudslide; The 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods, considered to be the country's worst flooding in over 80 years.
Southern California's deadliest flood happened 85 years ago. We visit its few monuments to learn about the devastation left behind.
Flooding one city to save another was an awful choice The waters crested May 19 in the old Southern city at 57.1 feet, surpassing a record set 84 years ago. The 10 Costliest Floods in American History
Global multihazard mortality risks and distribution (2005) for cyclones, drought, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and volcanoes (excluding heat waves, snowstorms, and other deadly hazards). A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the ...