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This is a list of major floods.

Floods by date Contents Prior to 1950 1 Floods by date See also: List of deadliest floods 1.1 Prior to 1950 In 1910, large areas of Paris were flooded when the River Seine burst its 1.2 1950s banks. 1.3 1960s The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 killed 360 people and destroyed 20,000 1.4 1970s homes in the United States. It also damaged historic photographic plates 1.5 1980s belonging to Wilbur and Orville Wright. It ended canal transportation in Ohio. 1.6 1990s The 1916 Clermont, Queensland flood was the worst flood in Clermont 1.7 2000s history. 1.8 2010s The Hatfield Flood of San Diego, United States, of 1916 destroyed the 2 Floods by region Sweetwater and Lower Otay Dams, and caused 22 deaths and $4.5 million in 2.1 Africa damages. 2.2 Asia The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was one of the most destructive floods in 2.2.1 East Asia United States history and the impetus for many later Flood Control Acts. 2.2.1.1 China The 1931 Huang He flood caused between 800,000 and 4,000,000 deaths in 2.2.1.2 Hong Kong China, one of a series of disastrous floods on the Huang He river. It was one 2.2.1.3 Japan of the worst floods in history. 2.2.1.4 North Korea The Ohio River flood of 1937 occurred in late January and February 1937, 2.2.1.5 South Korea causing damage along the Ohio River and several smaller tributaries from 2.2.2 Philippines Pittsburgh, Illinois to Cairo, Illinois. This flood left close to 1 million people 2.2.3 South Asia homeless, 385 dead, and $50,000,000 worth of damage. 2.2.3.1 Bangladesh The Los Angeles Flood of 1938 occurred from late February to early March 2.2.3.2 India 1938, causing the Los Angeles River and the Santa Ana River to overflow, 2.2.3.3 Pakistan causing $40,000,000 worth of damage and causing 115 lives to be lost. 2.2.4 South-east Asia 2.2.4.1 Indonesia 1950s 2.2.4.2 Malaysia 2.2.4.3 Thailand The Lynmouth flood of 1952 killed 34 people, more than any other British 2.3 Europe flood, it was also very destructive and destroyed over 80 buildings in the town 2.3.1 France of Lynmouth, Devon, United Kingdom. 2.3.2 Germany The North Sea Flood of 1953 caused over 2,000 deaths in the Dutch province 2.3.3 Italy of Zeeland and the about 50 in the United Kingdom (the coastlines of East 2.3.4 Poland Anglia and Lincolnshire were worst hit) and led to the construction of the 2.3.5 Portugal Delta Works in Holland and the Thames Barrier in London. 2.3.6 Spain 1953 North Kyushu Flood killed at least 759 and the killed and missing 2.3.7 Turkey amounted to 1,001 in the northern Kyushu area of Japan. 2.3.8 United Kingdom On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel struck Toronto in Canada. The 2.4 North America resulting rainfall flooded the city, killing 81 people, destroying 20 bridges, 2.4.1 Canada 2.4.2 United States and leaving over 2000 people homeless.[1] 2.5 Oceania The Hunter Valley floods of 1955 in New South Wales (Australia) destroyed 2.5.1 Australia over 100 homes and caused 45,000 to be evacuated. 2.5.2 Fiji In 1957, the storm surge from Hurricane Audrey flooded southwest Louisiana, 2.5.3 New Zealand killing about 400 people. 2.6 South America In 1959, the Río Negro flooded the central region of Uruguay, with disastrous 3 See also consequences. 4 References 1960s

In 1960, flooding from a tsunami (caused by the Great Chilean Earthquake) affected the towns of Riñihue, Riñihuazo, Los Lagos, Antilhue, Pishuinco, and Valdivia (all in Chile). The North Sea flood of 1962 kills almost 330 people along the coasts of southeastern England, Germany, and southern Denmark. 318 of the deaths occurred in Hamburg, Germany and many millions of pounds worth of damage was done. In 1965 Hurricane Betsy flooded large areas of New Orleans, USA, for up to 10 days, drowning around 40 people.

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In 1966, the flood of the Arno River killed dozens of people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books in Florence, Italy.

1970s

On the night of 9 June 1972 the people of Rapid City, South Dakota in the United States were struck by a deadly flood that lasted two days. It took 238 lives and caused millions of dollars in damage. In 1974, the dying cyclone Wanda triggered major flooding in Brisbane, Australia killing 6 people and leaving hundreds homeless. In 2 July 1975, many areas of Romanian Cuverture Charpatinas (e.g. Buzau, Prahova County), were struck by major flooding. In August 1975, the Banqiao Dam in China breaks apart under excess rainfall and damage from Typhoon Nina, drowning about 26,000 and caused the lives of another 140,000 in resulting epidemics.

1980s

During the 1980s, the Great Salt Lake reached record high water levels due to a large amount of rain and its lack of an outlet. Places such as Saltair were inundated. The South African town of Laingsburg was basically destroyed on January 25, 1981, when 104 of its 900 inhabitants died during a flood that swept threw the town and left only about 25 houses standing In 1982, the river Jucar in Spain breaks the Tous Reservoir, flooding the surrounding land in a deluge of 16,000 m3/s of water, and killing 30 people. In the winter of 1983, the Pacific Northwest of the United States saw one of the worst floods on record for that region, and some states recorded their wettest winter ever. Damage estimates are as high as $1.1 billion.

1990s

January 1992 saw severe floods in South America, most notably Brazil. In Alaska, USA, from May to September 1992 it was unusually wet, causing the 100 year flood. Snow melt only made the floods worse. The Great Flood of 1993 was one of the most destructive floods in United States history. March 1993 the "No Name" storm, silently brought major flooding to Citrus County, FL The summer of 1993 was unusually wet for the USA, causing flooding in the southwest. On May 8, 1995, severe floods cause extensive damage in Louisiana, USA. A dying typhoon hits Kyushu, Japan, in September 1996, causing severe floods in that region. July 1996 saw severe floods in Central Honshū, Japan. 1997 Central European flood, the worst flood in Polish history hits the country in July 1997, killing 65 and causing extensive damage to Wroclaw and Opole. The Red River Flood of 1997 (also called the Red River of the North Flood of 1997 in the United States) occurred in April and May 1997 along the Red River of the North in North Dakota, Minnesota, (USA) and Manitoba (Canada). It was the most severe flooding of the river since 1826. Bangladesh was flooded in 1998, with millions of people affected and hundreds killed. The 1998 Yangtze River Floods left 14 million people homeless, killed hundreds, and left billions of pounds worth of damage.

2000s

The 2000 Mozambique flood, caused by heavy rains followed by a cyclone, covered much of the country for three weeks, killing thousands, leaving the country devastated for years afterwards. In June 2001, floods from Tropical Storm Allison killed over 30 people in the Houston, Texas, area. In 2002, the 2002 Glasgow floods hit Glasgow, Scotland, causing severe damage. In 2002, the 2002 European floods hit Central Europe, causing major damage. The Boscastle flood, 2004 on the 16 August in the village of Boscastle, Cornwall, United Kingdom, caused much damage to buildings in the Valency river valley. Further flooding took place in surrounding valleys, and in the town of Camelford. In January 2005, flooding on the rivers Eden, Kent, Derwent, Greta and Cocker as well as others in Cumbria, England, flooded around 2,000 properties and caused in excess of £250 million of damage. At the time, it was the worst flood in Cumbrian history, but has since been overtaken by the Cumbria flooding of November 2009.[2] One of Canada's most devastating floods occurred in southern Alberta in June 2005. The flooding affected many major metropolitan areas including Calgary. 4 deaths resulted from the three-week flood. Flooding in Mumbai, India, in July 2005 left over 700 dead. Some areas went under 5 m of water. Eighty percent of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA was flooded due to the failure of several levees in August 2005 during Hurricane Katrina. 1,076 people also died because of the hurricane. Record rain across eastern Europe in August 2005 caused very severe flooding. In November 2005, in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, many villages were isolated due to heavy rains caused by low-pressure areas in the Bay of Bengal.

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Korea (both North Korea and South Korea) saw one of its worst floods ever in May 2006. The Mid-Atlantic States flood of 2006 in the eastern United States is considered to be the worst in that region since the flooding caused by Hurricane David in 1979. Ethiopia saw one of its worst floods ever in August 2006. Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Sabah suffered floods between December 2006 and January 2007. It killed hundreds and forced 100,000 people to be evacuated in Johor alone. Floods hit the country's capital Jakarta in January 2007, killing 80. It was the worst flood in Malaysia for over 100 years. The 2007 Hunter Floods inundated large areas of the cities of Maitland and Newcastle in Australia in June 2007, claimed 11 lives and forced the evacuation of 4,000 people in Central Maitland. Between late May 2007 and early August 2007, severe flash floods hit most of the United Kingdom, with the most affected area in the country being Yorkshire. The city of Sheffield (in Yorkshire) was the worst affected city in the country, a months worth of rain fell on the city in just 18 hours on 25 June 2007, bursting the banks of the River Don in that city. There were also fears that the Ulley Reservoir in Sheffield would fail, if it did it would have killed hundreds. 6 people were killed across the country. The 2007 Africa Floods was one of the worst and most destructive floods in recorded history on the continent of Africa with 14 countries affected. The 2008 Indian floods affected several states in India between July 2008 and September 2008 during an unusually wet monsoon season. The floods caused severe damage, and killed an estimated 2404 people. In June 2009, minor flooding hit parts of Sheffield City Centre in Sheffield, England. Waters reached only about half a foot deep as the River Don broke its banks, but considerable damage was still caused. In November 2009, record-breaking amounts of rain were dumped on Cumbria, England and Cork, Ireland, causing minor floods in Cork and major floods in Cumbria. During the floods, waters reached a UK record 8 ft deep in Cockermouth, Cumbria.

2010s

Around November 2011, northern part of Malaysia was flooded, and then to Narathiwat Province in Thailand. On October 18, 2011, Pulau Tioman of Malaysia got flood in Kampung Tekek, and the jungle near the village, then came up to Salang on October 23, 2011, the drain was started in November. In August–September 2011, there was floods in Khammouane Province in Laos, and then in northeastern Thailand, then came to Cambodia, and was drained via Mekong river to Vietnam then South China Sea. End of July, 2011 Thailand floods spread through the provinces of Northern, Northeastern and Central Thailand along the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins and persisted in some areas until mid-January 2012. In May 2010 until August 2010 flooding in China affected more than 230 million people - with 15.2 million people evacuated and thousands dead. On July 26, 2010, heavy monsoon rains flooded most of Pakistan in the 2010 Pakistan floods. On August 4, 2010 at 9:25 am EST a major thunderstorm producing large hail and winds in excess of 60 mph (97 km/h) advanced at the leading edge of a cold front moving across the American Midwest, causing a flash flood that struck Louisville, Kentucky and portions of the surrounding Kentuckiana region. In November 2010, many areas of Cornwall, UK, were struck by floods. The worst hit area was the town of Par. The November 2010 Colombia floods and associated landslides killed 138 persons. 1.3 million were left homeless. The 2010–2011 Queensland floods are some of the worst the country of Australia has ever seen. The 2011 Brazil floods of January are considered the worst in the country's history. As of Jan. 18, the floods have taken about 700 lives and 14,000 people are homeless mainly due to landslides. In June 2011 flooding in China affected more than 4.8 million people, with 100,000 evacuated and 54 reported dead. In 2012 Great Britain and Ireland floods caused many floods in the United Kingdom, in April floods and gales hit most of England causing flooding and power outages, on the 28th June 2012 there were two severe supercell thunderstorms which traveled across the West Midlands causing flash flooding, on 6th July 2012 heavy rainfall brought floods to the South West of England with the Met Office issuing red rain warnings, flooding later returned to the UK on November 21st 2012 as heavy persistent rainfall fell in South West England which caused rivers to burst their banks, the rain later pushed into The Midlands overnight causing more flooding, on November 24th 2012 another band of rain pushed into South West England, The Environment Agency issued 3 severe flood warnings for the South West England and 90 flood warnings, the following day the Environment Agency issued 110 flood warning for The Midlands, most of which were for the River Avon and the River Severn.

Floods by region

Africa

The 2000 Mozambique flood, caused by heavy rains followed by a cyclone, covered much of the country for three weeks, killing thousands, leaving the country devastated for years afterwards. Ethiopia saw one of its worst floods in August 2006. The 2007 African floods hit over 14 countries in Africa, affecting 2.5 million people and 250 deaths. The 2007 Mozambican flood affected 121,000 people and resulted in 29-40 deaths. The 2008 Namibia floods affected 250,000 people, killing 42. The 2008 Benin floods affected 150,000 people in Benin.

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The 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods affected some 445,000 people across 3 countries and resulted in the deaths of at least 131 people. The 2009 West Africa floods affected close to 1 million people across 12 countries, and caused the deaths of at least 193 people.

Asia

East Asia

China

The 1931 Huang He flood caused between 800,000 and 4,000,000 deaths in China, one of a series of disastrous floods on the Huang He. The 1954 Yangtze River Floods The 1998 Yangtze River Floods left 14 million people homeless.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Typhoon of 1906 Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937 Fighting the 1954 Yangtze Flood, as Japan depicted on a monument in Wuhan

In July 1996 a flood hit Central Honshū and 48 people died. On 21 September 1996, a typhoon hit Kyushu causing flooding along the coasts as huge waves crashed onshore and flooding onshore when the typhoon dumped lots of rain on the area. In 1953, the 1953 North Kyushu Flood killed 759 people and the killed and missing amounted to 1,001 in the northern area of Kyushu of Japan.

North Korea

North Korea saw one of its worst floods ever in May 2006.

South Korea

South Korea was also flooded at the same time but its floods continued through to the end of June 2006.

Philippines

South Asia

Bangladesh

Bangladesh has been victim of numerous floods throughout the years, the major ones being in 1954, 1955, 1970, 1985, 1988, 1998,2004, 2007.

India

Assam has been suffering floods regularly since 1998. Flooding in Mumbai in July 2005 left over 700 dead. Some areas went under 5 m of water. The 2008 Indian floods affected most of India throughout 2008. In October 2009, flooding occurred across many parts of South India. It was one of the worst flood in the area in the last 100 years, killing at least 299 people and making 500,000 homeless. The Leh floods occurred on 6 August 2010 in Leh, the largest town in Ladakh, a region of the northernmost Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. At least 193 people are reported to have died,[1][2] five of whom were foreign tourists,[3] after a cloudburst and heavy overnight rains triggered flash floods and mudslides.[4] A further 200 people were reported missing[1] [2][3] and thousands more were rendered homeless after the flooding caused extensive damage to property and infrastructure.

Pakistan

In 2003, Sindh province was bading affected due to monsoon rains causing damages in billions. In 2007, Cyclone Yemyin submerged lower part of Balochistan Province in sea water killing 380 people. Before that it killed 213 people in Karachi on its way to Balochistan. In 2009, Karachi was flooded. (see 2009 Karachi floods)

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In 2010, from Mid-July till Mid-August - Pakistan's four provinces (Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Southern Punjab and Sindh) were badly affected during the monsoon rains when dams, rivers and lakes overflowed, killing at least 1,750 people, injuring 2,500 and affecting 23 million people. The flood is considered the worst in Pakistan's history, affecting people of all four provinces and Asad Jamu and Kashmir Region of Pakistan.[3] (see 2010 Pakistan floods)

South-east Asia

Indonesia

Jakarta suffered floods that killed 80 people in January 2007.[4]

Malaysia

Floods in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sumatra in December 2006 and January 2007 were considered to be the worst in the area for 100 years, resulting in evacuation of over 100,000 people in the worst-hit state of Johor at its peak. Jakarta in Indonesia and some other isolated parts of Indonesia were also flooded at the same time.

Thailand

2011 Thailand floods started from July 2011 until January 2012 resulted in a total of 815 deaths, 13.6 million people affected, 65 provinces were declared flood disaster zones, over 20,000 square kilometers of farmland was damaged and 7 industrial estates was temporarily shut down causing over US$ 45.7 billion (1.4 trillion Baht) of over all damage.[5]

Europe

The North Sea Flood of 1953 caused over 2,000 deaths in the Dutch province of Zeeland and the United Kingdom and led to the construction of the Delta Works and the Thames Barrier. The North Sea flood of 1962 killed 318 people and damaged parts of the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany, but mainly Hamburg, Germany. Record rain across central Europe in August 2005 caused very severe flooding. A series of floods in Ireland, Italy and France in 2011 causes several deaths across all three countries.

France

One of France's worst floods of the 20th century occurred in 1910. The end of 1909 and early 1910 saw a period of heavy rain and snow fall over a period of 3 months. The level of the Seine began to rise rapidly from January 18 to 20, rising to a maximum of 8.62 meters above normal on the 28th. Some 4 billion cubic meters of river water, contaminated with river sediment and municipal sewage, flooded over 5 square kilometers of Paris. There were over 150,000 casualties and over 20,000 buildings flooded.[6]

Germany

All Saints' Flood (1304)

Italy

3 November 1844, the Arno flooded Florence and the Mugello.[citation needed] 22 October 1951, numerous casualties due to floods in the neighbourhoods of Benevento.[citation needed] 14 November 1951, the Po delta was hit by floods; 84 casualties, 180,000 people lost their homes.[citation needed] 9 October 1963, Vajont disaster (a landslide falling into an artificial lake, triggering a seiche wave and a megatsunami); 1.917 people killed and many towns in the Piave valley obliterated. 4 November 1966, the flood of the Arno River killed 34 people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books in Florence. 18 July 1985, Val di Stava disaster; an artificial reservoir breached the dam, killing 286 people. Summer 1987, heavy precipitation caused the Valtellina disaster, killing 53 people and inflicting serious damage to infrastructures, landscape, towns and economy. 6 November 1994, southern part of Piedmont hit by floods from Po and Tanaro; 70 casualties, 2,226 people lost their homes. [citation needed] 19 June 1996, Versilia and Garfagnana in Tuscany hit by flash floods; 14 casualties. 5 May 1998, Sarno in Campania hit by a flash flood that triggered a mudslide; 160 casualties.[citation needed] 9 September 2000, a camping place near Soverato, Calabria wiped by a flash flood; 12 casualties, 1 missing person.[citation needed] 13 to 16 September 2001, floods in most of the Po basin; 23 casualties, 11 missing people, 40.000 evacuees.[citation needed]

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Poland

1934 flood in Poland was the biggest flood in history in Poland (then the Second Polish Republic) with 55 people killed.

Portugal

In February 2010, severe floods and mudslides hit the Portuguese island of Madeira, killing at least 50.[citation needed]

Spain

In 1982 the river Jucar (Valencia, Spain) broke the Tous Reservoir causing a flood that killed 30 people.[citation needed]

Turkey

Turkey had its worst ever flood in April 2008.[citation needed]

United Kingdom

Great Sheffield Flood - Deadliest flood in the history of the UK, caused by the failure of the Dale Dike Reservoir. Affected Sheffield in 1864, 270 dead Lynmouth flood of 1952 — 34 people were killed, with a further 420 made homeless. Over 100 buildings were destroyed. Canvey Island floods of 1953 - 58 people were killed and many properties damaged, with 13,000 islanders evacuated. Survivors were temporarily housed in the newly built and as yet unused King John comprehensive school in nearby Hadleigh. 2002 Glasgow floods — 200 people immediately evacuated, but the water supply of 140 thousand people was affected. Boscastle flood of 2004 — Boscastle in Cornwall was heavily damaged due to flash floods. Eden, Kent, Derwent, Greta and Cocker as well as other Cumbrian Rivers flooded in January 2005 damaging around 2000 properties and causing over £250 million of damage.[2] 2007 United Kingdom floods - 6 people killed. Whole country affected, with Yorkshire the worst hit county. Yorkshire suffers many road and rail closures, power cuts and evacuations with Sheffield the worst hit place in the country. November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods — heavy rain falls on much of the British Isles, but Cumbria worst affected. 2 people killed.

North America

Canada

In May 1950 the Red River, also known as Red River of the North, reached its highest level since 1861 and flooded most of the Red River Valley. Winnipeg, Manitoba was inundated on May 5, also known as Black Friday to some residents, and had to be partially evacuated. On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel struck Toronto in Canada killing 81 people, destroying 20 bridges, and leaving over 2000 people homeless. One of Canada's most devastating floods occurred in southern Alberta in June 2005. The flooding affected many major metropolitan areas including Calgary. 4 deaths resulted from the three-week flood.

United States