List of floods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_floods List of floods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 1 of 8 27/12/2012 10:19 AM List of floods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_floods 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. 2 of 8 27/12/2012 10:19 AM List of floods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_floods Korea (both North Korea and South Korea) saw one of its worst floods ever in May 2006.