The following is a list of major

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List of notable floods

20th century BC

Jishi Gorge outburst flood The Jishi Gorge outburst flood was a natural disaster that occurred around 1920 BC in China. The water flow during the eruption was one of the largest fresh water flows to occur in our geologic epoch (Holocene) and caused large widespread flooding a ...

about 1920 BC

14th century

Saint Marcellus's flood Saint Marcellus's flood or (Low Saxon: ; da, Den Store Manddrukning, 'Great Drowning of Men') was an intense extratropical cyclone, coinciding with a new moon, which swept across the British Isles, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Denmark ...

a storm tide is also called the "Second St. Marcellus flood". * St. Mary Magdalene's flood occurred on and around the feast day of St. Mary Magdalene, 25 July; the passage of a

Genoa low A Genoa low (also known as Genoa cyclogenesis, Ligurian depression, or V(5)-track cyclone) is a cyclone that forms or intensifies from a pre-existing cyclone to the south of the Alps over the Gulf of Genoa, Ligurian Sea, Po Valley and northern ...

the rivers

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Moselle The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it jo ...

Main Main may refer to: Geography *Main River (disambiguation) **Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany * Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province *"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries * ...

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , ...

Weser The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports o ...

Werra The Werra (), a river in central Germany, is the right-bank headwater of the Weser. "Weser" is a synonym in an old dialect of German. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. After the Werra joins the river Fulda in the ...

Unstrut The Unstrut () is a river in Germany and a left tributary of the Saale. The Unstrut originates in northern Thuringia near Dingelstädt (west of Kefferhausen in the Eichsfeld area) and its catchment area is the whole of the Thuringian Basin. It ...

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Rep ...

Vltava Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe ...

and their tributaries inundated large areas. Even the river

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north of

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

flooded the surrounding land. Many towns such as

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Ma ...

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian dialects, Hessian: , "Franks, Frank ford (crossing), ford on the Main (river), Main"), is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as o ...

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the '' Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzbur ...

, Regensburg, Passau and

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were seriously damaged. The affected area extended to Carinthia and northern

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. The overall number of casualties is not known, but it is believed that in the Danube area alone 6000 people were killed.

15th century

* The

All Saints Day Flood of 1436 The All Saints Day Flood of 1436 (german: link=no, Allerheiligenflut) on All Saints' Day (1 November) in 1436 was a storm tide that hit the entire North Sea coast of the German Bight. In the North Frisian village of Tetenbüll alone 180 people ...

(german: link=no, Allerheiligenflut) on

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(1 November) 1436 was a

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that hit the entire

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coast of the

German Bight The German Bight (german: Deutsche Bucht; da, tyske bugt; nl, Duitse bocht; fry, Dútske bocht; ; sometimes also the German Bay) is the southeastern bight of the North Sea bounded by the Netherlands and Germany to the south, and Denmark and ...

. In the

North Frisia North Frisia (; ; ) is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany between the rivers Eider and Wiedau. It also includes the North Frisian Islands and Heligoland. The region is traditionally inhabited by the No ...

n village of Tetenbüll alone 173 people died. Eidum on the island of

Sylt Sylt (; da, Sild; Söl'ring North Frisian: ) is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, and well known for the distinctive shape of its shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is the ...

was destroyed; its inhabitants left and founded the village of Westerland as a result.

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on Sylt was also abandoned after the floods and rebuilt further west. Dykes burst along the river

Oste Oste () is a river in northern Lower Saxony, Germany with a length of . It is a left tributary of the Elbe. The Oste flows through the districts of Harburg, Rotenburg, Stade and Cuxhaven and empties into the Elbe river near Otterndorf. Its d ...

and in

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. The island of

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was separated from neighbouring

Nordstrand, Germany ( North Frisian: ''di Ströön'') is a peninsula and former island in North Frisia on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its area is 50 km² and its populati ...

and only diked again in 1550.

16th century

* 1530 St. Felix's flood * Mississippi River Flood of March 1543. The flooding reportedly lasted for 40 days.

17th century

* The

California Flood of 1605 The California flood of 1605 was a massive flood that submerged large portions of present-day California (once known as Alta California). The megaflood was a result of sustained major rain storms across the region, enhanced by an unusually powerful ...

was caused by heavy rains and covered many parts of California in water. * The

Burchardi Flood The Burchardi flood (also known as the second Grote Mandrenke) was a storm tide that struck the North Sea coast of North Frisia and Dithmarschen (in modern-day Germany) on the night between 11 and 12 October 1634. Overrunning dikes, it shattere ...

was a storm tide that struck the North Sea coast of

and

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on the night between 11 and 12 October 1634. Overrunning dikes, it shattered the coastline and caused thousands of deaths (8,000 to 15,000 people drowned).

18th century

* Christmas Flood of 1717. Flood in Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia. 14,000 drowned. * Mississippi River Flood of December 1734 to June 1735.

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

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flooded in December. It is the first recorded flood in

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history. * New Hampshire/Maine Flood of October 1785. In New Hampshire, a significant flood struck the Cocheco,

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Pemigewasset The Pemigewasset River , known locally as "The Pemi", is a river in the state of New Hampshire, the United States. It is in length and (with its tributaries) drains approximately . The name "Pemigewasset" comes from the Abenaki word ''bemijijoase ...

, Contoocook and Merrimack rivers on 23 October which established records at Lowell which held until 1902.NewHampshire.co
NH floods.
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Androscoggin River The Androscoggin River (Abenaki: ''Aləssíkαntekʷ'') is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, ...

flooded significantly, which destroyed many homesteads in what would become

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. Those that survived the flood moved uphill into less valuable, plots. Turner's first mill was destroyed during this inundation. * Great Pumpkin Flood of October 1786. Central Pennsylvania flood. Received its name due to the pumpkins that were washed away in the flood on 5 October. It was a major flood in the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...

basin. * Mississippi River Flood of July 1788. Severe flooding of the Mississippi River resulted from a hurricane landfall * Storofsen, Norway, flood of July 1789 * Red River of the South flood of 1800. According to the Caddo tribe, a "great flood" moved down the river and reinforced the "Great Log Raft" on the river. This raft was a natural dam that increased water levels on some of the Red River tributaries. This process formed

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19th century

* Mississippi River Flood of 1809. All of the lower Mississippi River was inundated by flooding. * Mississippi River Flood of 1825. The flood of 1825 is the last known inundation of

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

Great Mississippi River Flood of 1844. The largest flood ever recorded on the Missouri River and Upper

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in terms of discharge. This flood was particularly devastating since the region had few if any levees at the time. Among the hardest hit were the

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who lost 100 people in the diseases that occurred after the flood. The flood also is the highest recorded for the Mississippi River at

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

. After the flood, Congress in 1849 passed the Swamp Act providing land grants to build stronger levees. * Great Mississippi River Flood of 1851. The flood occurred after record-setting rainfalls across the U.S.

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and Plains from May to August 1851. The State of

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

experienced significant flooding extending to the Lower

basin. Historical evidence suggest flooding occurred in the eastern Plains, from

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to the Red River basin, but these areas were sparsely settled in 1851. Heavy rainfall also occurred in the Ohio River basin. In June, major flooding on the Mississippi River was experienced. * The

Great Flood of 1862 The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest flood in the recorded history of Oregon, Nevada, and California, occurring from December 1861 to January 1862. It was preceded by weeks of continuous rains and snows in the very high elevations that began in ...

. Struck the west coast of North America in December 1861 and January 1862. An

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from the tropics brought 43 days of rain to the U.S. states of

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and

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as well as the Mexican state of

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. It was the worst disaster ever to strike California; the state's Central Valley was effectively an

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for months afterwards. State government temporarily moved to

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because the capital,

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, was under 10 feet (3.3 m) of water; the damage and the ensuing shortfall in tax revenues nearly bankrupted the state. * The

1872 Baltic Sea flood The 1872 Baltic Sea flood (german: Ostseesturmhochwasser 1872), often referred to as a storm flood, ravaged the Baltic Sea coast from Denmark to Pomerania, also affecting Sweden, during the night between 12 and 13 November 1872 and was, until th ...

. Storm surge that affected the Baltic Sea coast from

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on the night of 12–13 November 1872. The flood cost the lives of at least 271 people on the Baltic Sea coast; 2,850 houses were destroyed or at least badly damaged and 15,160 people left homeless as a result. * Great Mississippi River Flood of 1874. Heavy spring rains caused the

to overflow, breaching levees and flooding enormous swathes of the

Lower Mississippi Valley The Mississippi River Alluvial Plain is an alluvial plain created by the Mississippi River on which lie parts of seven U.S. states, from southern Louisiana to southern Illinois (Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Lo ...

. The flooding began in February and only began to recede on 20 May. According to the New Orleans ''

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'' of 3 May, thirty-one of Louisiana's fifty-three parishes (home to some 375,000 people) were entirely or partially underwater. The ''Picayune'' also reported that breaches at Hushpakana^{'sic.''/sup> and Bolivar, Mississippi, had "transformed the Yazoo Valley into an inland lake." Mayor Louis A. Wiltz of New Orleans published a circular on 30 May addressed to "the Mayors of thirty-four large American cities" seeking contributions of cash and provisions for relief efforts. In the circular, the Flood of 1874 was described as the highest on record. It also included the observations of former U.S. Surveyor General for Louisiana William J. McCulloh, who estimated that a total of 12,565,060 acres had been flooded across Louisiana

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(8,065,000), Mississippi

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(2,500,000), and Arkansas

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(2,000,000).
* Mississippi River Flood of 1882. Intense spring rain storms, beginning on 19 February 1882, led to a rapid rise of the Ohio River and flooding along the river from Cincinnati

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to St. Louis

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. The effects were much more devastating in the Lower Mississippi Valley

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, with an estimated 20,000 people made homeless in Arkansas

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alone. Such was the devastation that, in its wake, Southern Democrats

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and Midwestern Republicans in Congress

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hailing from those states afflicted by the flooding made common cause to increase appropriations for the Rivers and Harbor Act to $19 million, $5.4 million of which was earmarked for internal improvements and federal aid to the flooded areas. While not opposed to internal improvements on principle, President Chester A. Arthur

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nonetheless vetoed the Act on 1 August 1882. Congress overrode his veto the following day.
* In 1889, the South Fork Dam

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broke, causing the massive Johnstown Flood of 1889 that took 2,209 lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
* On 8 September 1900, in Galveston, Texas, a storm made landfall, leaving about 7,000 to 12,000 dead. It remains to the present day the deadliest single-day event in US history.

1910s

* In January 1910, large areas of Paris were flooded when the river burst its banks.
* In June 1910 heavy rains caused extreme flooding throughout central Europe killing more than 1200 people.
* In 1920, The Great Flood of Tokyo, when 37 houses were swept away, 2200 were partially destroyed, and nearly 400,000 were damaged.
* The Great Flood of 1913

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, which included the Great Dayton Flood

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, killed 650 people and destroyed 20,000 homes in the United States. It also damaged historic photographic plates belonging to Wilbur and Orville Wright. It ended canal transportation in Ohio.
* The 1916 Clermont, Queensland

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flood was the worst flood in Clermont history.
* The Hatfield Flood of San Diego, United States, of 1916 destroyed the Lower Otay Dam, damaged the Sweetwater Dam, and caused 22 deaths and $4.5 million in damages.

1920s

* The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927

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was one of the most destructive floods in United States history and the impetus for many later Flood Control Act
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s.
* The Great Vermont Flood of 1927
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which destroyed over 1200 bridges in Vermont, and one of the biggest floods in its history.
* The 1929 New Zealand cyclone
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Impact
The cyclone brought high winds to the northeast of the ...
caused the deepest flood ever to hit the city of Dunedin

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.

1930s

* The 1931 Yellow River flood

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caused between 800,000 and 4,000,000 deaths in China, one of a series of disastrous floods on the Yellow River

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. It was one of the worst floods in history.
* The Ohio River flood of 1937

The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, 385 people died, one million people were left homeless and property losses reached $500 million ($10.2 billion ...
occurred in late January and February 1937, causing damage along the Ohio River and several smaller tributaries from Pittsburgh, Illinois, to Cairo, Illinois. This flood left close to one million people homeless, 385 dead, and $50,000,000 worth of damage.
* The Los Angeles flood of 1938

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occurred from late February to early March 1938, causing the Los Angeles River

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and the Santa Ana River

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to overflow, causing $40,000,000 worth of damage and causing 115 lives to be lost.
* The 1938 Hanshin flood occurred in July 1938 in Kobe area in Japan, causing 925 lost lives as exceptionally heavy seasonal raining caused landsides at Rokko mountains.

1940s

* 1948 Columbia River flood

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* The 1948 Berwickshire flood occurred on 12 August, when extremely heavy rain for the preceding six days caused the rivers Tweed

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, Blackadder

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, Whiteadder, Till

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and Eye Water

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in southern Scotland to rise more than 10 feet and wash away 20 bridges. Railway service was interrupted for months.

1950s

* The Lynmouth

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flood of 1952 killed 34 people, more than any other British flood up to then, it was also very destructive and destroyed over 80 buildings in the town of Lynmouth

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, Devon

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, United Kingdom

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.
* The North Sea Flood of 1953

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caused over 2,000 deaths in the Dutch

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province of Zeeland and the about 50 in the United Kingdom

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(the coastlines of East Anglia and Lincolnshire were worst hit) and led to the construction of the Delta Works

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in the Netherlands and the Thames Barrier

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in London.
* 1953 North Kyushu Flood

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killed at least 890 and the killed and missing amounted to 1,001 in the northern Kyushu

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area of Japan.
* On 15 October 1954, Hurricane Hazel

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struck Toronto

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, Ontario

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, Canada

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. The resulting rainfall flooded the city, killing 81 people, destroying 20 bridges, and leaving over 2000 people homeless.
* The Hunter Valley floods of 1955 in New South Wales

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(Australia) destroyed over 100 homes and caused 45,000 to be evacuated.
* 1957 Isahaya flood

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, due heavy torrential massive rain, maximum 1,108 mm (43.62 inches) in single day on July 24, 1957, following debris flow

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hit in Honmyō River and flash flood

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hit in Isahaya

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, Kyushu Island

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, Japan. 586 persons were perished in Isahaya, and overall death toll was 992, with 3,860 persons were hurt, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report.
* In 1957, the storm surge from Hurricane Audrey

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flooded southwest Louisiana, killing about 400 people.
* In 1957, the Great flood of Valencia in Spain.
* In 1959, the Río Negro flooded the central region of Uruguay, with disastrous consequences.

1960s

* In the year 1960, flooding from a deadly tsunami caused by the Great Chilean earthquake

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affected the towns of Riñihue, Riñihuazo, Los Lagos, Antilhue, Pishuinco, and Valdivia

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(all in Chile

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).
* The North Sea flood of 1962

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killed almost 330 people along the coasts of southeastern England, Germany, and southern Denmark. 318 of the deaths occurred in Hamburg

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, Germany

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, and many millions of pounds' worth of damage was done.
* On 25 October 1964, high water due to heavy rains upstream caused the River Sava to overflow its embankments in Zagreb

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, Croatia

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, killing 17 people, flooding much of the city, and causing devastating material damage.
*An earthquake in 1965 triggered the failure of six dams, two of which released millions of tonnes of water and debris that wiped away the town of El Cobre in the Valparaiso Region of Chile.
* In 1965, Hurricane Betsy

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flooded large areas of New Orleans

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Louisiana

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, United States, for up to 10 days, drowning around 40 people.
* 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

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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

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, Australia killing 6 people and leaving hundreds homeless.
* On 2 July 1975, many areas of Romania

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n Cuverture Charpatinas (e.g. Buzau, Prahova County), were struck by major flooding.
* In August 1975, the Banqiao Dam
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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.
* On July 31, 1976, a nearly stationary thunderstorm caused a major flash flood in the infamous Big Thompson River Canyon, claiming 139 lives. This occurred on the eve of Colorado's centennial.

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 25 January 1981, when 104 of its 900 inhabitants died during a flood that swept through the town and left only about 25 houses standing
* In 1982, the river Jucar in Spain

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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

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of the United States

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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.
* Bangladesh floods

1990–2000

= 1992–1993
=
* January 1992 saw severe floods in South America, most notably Brazil.
* In Alaska

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, United States, from May to September 1992 it was unusually wet, causing the 100 year flood

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. Snow melt only made the floods worse.
* The Great Flood of 1993

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was one of the most destructive floods in United States history.
* March 1993 the "No Name" storm, silently brought major flooding to Citrus County, Florida.
* The summer of 1993 was unusually wet for the United States, causing flooding in the southwest.
* The 1993 India floods

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was one of the deadliest floods in the history of India.

= 1994–1995
=
* 1994 South Georgina floods
* On 8 May 1995, severe floods caused extensive damage in Louisiana, United States.
* 1994-August, Massive Flood in Surat and burst of pneumonic plague

= 1996–1997
=
* 1996 Pacific Northwest floods
* A dying typhoon hit Kyushu, Japan, in September 1996, causing severe floods in that region.
* July 1996 saw severe floods in Central Honshū, Japan.
* In August 1996, 86 people died due to a flood in ''Las Nieves'' camping, in Biescas

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, Spain.
* 1997 Central European flood

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, the worst flood in Polish history hits the country in July 1997, killing 65 and causing extensive damage to Wroclaw and Opole

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* Silesian:
** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole''
** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole''
* Silesian German: ''Uppeln''
* Czech: ''Opolí''
* Latin: ''Oppelia'', ''Oppolia'', ''Opulia'' is a city lo ...
.
* The Red River Flood of 1997

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(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

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in North Dakota

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, Minnesota

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(United States) and Manitoba

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. It was the most severe flooding of the river since 1826, causing so much water or camping down (?) water or not draining it all.

= 1998–2000
=
* Bangladesh was flooded in 1998, with millions of people affected and hundreds killed.
* The 1999 Pentecost flood (german: Pfingsthochwasser) was a 100-year flood

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around the Pentecost

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season in 1999 that mostly affected Bavaria

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, Vorarlberg

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and Tirol

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. It was caused by heavy rainfall coinciding with the regular Alpine meltwater

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. These were caused because of the low-lying area and they are replacing concrete with soil which affects the flow of water and can cause flash flooding.
*The 2000 Mozambique flood

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, 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.

21st century

2000s

= 2001
=
*In June 2001, floods from Tropical Storm Allison

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killed over 30 people in the Houston, Texas, area.

= 2002–2003
=
* The 2002 Northern Chile floods and mudflow The 2002 Northern Chile floods and mudflow were a series of flash floods and mudflows that affected north-central Chile in early June 2002. The floods and mudflows were the result of heavy rains in the area. Overall 17 human casualties can be attrib ...
, hit Coquimbo

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and Valparaíso

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regions in Chile in June 2002 causing the deaths of 17 people.
* In 2002, the 2002 Glasgow floods

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The East End of Gl ...
hit Glasgow

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, Scotland

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, causing severe damage.
* In 2002, the 2002 European floods

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hit Central Europe, causing major damage.
* On October 22, 2003, a large part of Western Sahara

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was hit by torrential rains, causing flooding.

= 2004–2005
=
* The 2004 Boscastle flood

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on 16 August in the village of Boscastle

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, Cornwall

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, United Kingdom, caused much damage to buildings in the Valency River

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valley. Further flooding took place in surrounding valleys, and in the town of Camelford

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.
* In January 2005, flooding on the rivers Eden
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, Kent

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, Derwent, Greta Greta may refer to:

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* Greta, New South Wales, town in Australia
** Greta railway station
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and Cocker as well as others in Cumbria

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, England

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, 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.
* One of Canada

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's most devastating floods

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occurred in southern Alberta

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in June 2005. The flooding affected many major metropolitan areas including Calgary

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. 4 deaths resulted from the three-week flood.
* Flooding in Mumbai

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, India

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, in July 2005 left over 700 dead. Some areas went under 5 m of water.
* Eighty percent of New Orleans

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Louisiana

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, United States, was flooded due to the failure of several levees on 29 August 2005 during Hurricane Katrina. 1,833 people also died because of the hurricane

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.
* Record rain across eastern Europe in August 2005 caused very severe flooding.
* In November 2005, in the India

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n states of Tamil Nadu

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and Andhra Pradesh

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, many villages were isolated due to heavy rains caused by low-pressure areas in the Bay of Bengal

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.

= 2006–2007
=
* From April 19 to 21 of 2006, a large part of Namibia

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's coast was hit by floods.
* Korea

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(both North Korea

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and South Korea

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) saw one of its worst floods ever in May 2006.
* The Mid-Atlantic States flood of 2006 in the eastern United States

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is considered to be the worst in that region since the flooding caused by Hurricane David

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in 1979.
* Ethiopia

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saw one of its worst floods ever in August 2006.
* Surat

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, a city of 5 million people in India

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, witnessed the largest flood in its history during 4 to 10 August 2006. Water discharged for 30 hours from Ukai dam, which flooded the city.
* Peninsular Malaysia

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, Sumatra, and Sabah

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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 Kuala Lumpur

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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 Newcastle usually refers to:
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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

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hit most of the United Kingdom

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, with the most affected area in the country being Yorkshire

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. The city of Sheffield (in Yorkshire) was the worst affected city in the country, a month's worth of rain fell on the city in just 18 hours on 25 June 2007, bursting the banks of the River Don, South Yorkshire, 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.
* In November 2007, Cyclone Guba, a slow moving storm caused deadly flooding in Papua New Guinea.
* 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.

= 2008–2009
=
* 2008 Santa Catarina floods
* 2009 Brazilian floods and mudslides
* In June 2009, minor flooding hit parts of Sheffield City Centre in Sheffield, England

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. Waters reached only about half a foot deep as the River Don, South Yorkshire, River Don broke its banks, but considerable damage was still caused.
* In November 2009, November 2009 United Kingdom floods, record-breaking amounts of rain were dumped on Cumbria

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, England

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and Cork (city), 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

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.

= 2010
=
* January 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides
* Rio de Janeiro had its worst ever April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides, flood that killed over 250 people in April 2010.
* 2010 Northeastern Brazil floods
* Between June 2010 and August 2010, 2010 China floods, flooding in China affected more than 230 million people – with 15.2 million people evacuated and thousands dead.
* On 26 July 2010, heavy monsoon rains flooded most of Pakistan in the 2010 Pakistan floods.
* On 4 August 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

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, UK, were struck by floods. The worst hit area was the town of Par, Cornwall, Par.
* The November 2010 Colombia floods and associated landslides killed 138 people. 1.3 million were left homeless.
* The November 2010 Thailand floods and 2010 north Malaysian floods.
* The 2010–2011 Queensland floods are some of the worst the country of Australia has ever seen.

2010s

= 2011
=

* The January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides, January 2011 Brazil floods are considered the worst in the country's history. As of 18 January 2011, the floods had taken about 700 lives and 14,000 people were homeless mainly due to landslides.
* The 2011 Mississippi River floods, Mississippi River floods in April and May 2011 were among the largest and most damaging recorded along the U.S. waterway.
* In June 2011, 2011 China floods, flooding in China affected more than 4.8 million people, with 100,000 evacuated and 54 reported dead.
* In late July, the 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 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.
* On 18 October 2011, Pulau Tioman of Malaysia

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was flooded in Kampung Tekek, and the jungle near the village, then came up to Salang, Malaysia, Salang on 23 October 2011, the drain was started in November.
* Around November 2011, northern part of Malaysia

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was flooded, and then to Narathiwat Province in Thailand.

= 2012
=

* In July 2012, heavy torrential rains caused floods in Kyushu

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, Japan, leaving 32 people dead or missing.
* 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 28 June 2012 there were two severe supercell thunderstorms which traveled across the West Midlands causing flash flooding, on 6 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 23 November 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 26 November 2012 another band of rain pushed into South West England, The Environment Agency issued three 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, Warwickshire, River Avon and the River Severn.

= 2013
=

* The 2013 North India floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall. The floods struck the state of Uttarakhand. These floods killed 5,700 people.
* The 2013 European floods.
* 2013 Alberta flood — On 20 June 2013, widespread flooding in southern Alberta

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caused major damage in Canmore, Alberta, Canmore, Calgary, Alberta, Calgary and High River when the Bow River#Tributaries, Cougar Creek, Highwood River, and other rivers and creeks overflowed caused by extensive rainfall. Other communities in the area were also affected, or were expected to be, by floods. Flooding also caused power outages and the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway and Alberta Highway 1A, Highway 1A, as well as many other highways and roads. A man and a woman were reported missing after a mobile home was swept into the Highwood River near the town of Black Diamond, Alberta, Black Diamond; the man was later rescued, but the woman remained missing.
* The 2013 Southwest China floods.
* The 2013 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods.
* 2013 Colorado floods. At least four dead after floods in Colorado.
* On 18 November 2013 the 2013 Sardinia floods, heavy flood caused by Cyclone Cleopatra killed 18 people in the Italy, Italian island of Sardinia.

= 2014
=

* Many parts of the United Kingdom experienced flooding at the start of this year. In January and then again in February the River Thames breached its banks resulting in severe flooding to many homes and properties in heavily populated parts of the Thames Valley area.
* In early April 2014, Cyclone Ita caused disastrous flooding across the Solomon Islands, killing at least 21 people.
* Between 2 and 30 April 2014, Tornado outbreak of April 27–30, 2014#Flood events, flood events in the United-States, caused by an important tornado outbreak.
* In May 2014, 2014 Southeast Europe floods, multiple floods affected a large area of Southeastern Europe. A low-pressure area named "Yvette" brought flooding from 14 to 16 May. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia, Serbia and Romania

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were hit by the biggest flood in their modern history. Several cities were left behind without fresh water or food.
* In June 2014, 2014 Baghlan floods, a flash flood in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan killed at least 73.
* 2014 Alberta floods — On 18 June 2014 the city of Claresholm, Alberta

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awoke to find its city streets flooded, and states of emergency were declared for many areas in southern Alberta including the Blood Reserve, Cardston, Claresholm, Coaldale, Alberta, Coaldale, Crowsnest Pass, Lethbridge County, Medicine Hat, and Willow Creek Provincial Park, Willow Creek.
* 2014 India–Pakistan floods- In September 2014, an estimated 557 people died in India and Pakistan as a result of flooding, which was caused by intense rainfall in the area.
* 2014 New York flood — Record setting rainfall creating 60 days of precipitation fell near New York, New York.
* At the end of November 2014, a large part of Morocco was hit by floods

= 2015
=

* 2015 Northern Chile floods and mudflow
* 2015 Tbilisi flood
* 2015 Missouri floods
* 2015 Houston – Memorial Day Flood
* 2015 South Indian floods
* 2015 Poland Flood
* 2015 Myanmar Flood

= 2016
=

* 2016 São Paulo flood and mudslide
* April 2016 North American storm complex, 2016 Houston Tax Day floods
* 2016 Ethiopia flood
* 2016 European floods
* May 2016 United States storm complex, 2016 Oklahoma floods
* 2016 Maryland flood
* 2016 Niger flood
* 2016 Louisiana floods
* 2016 Johannesburg flood

= 2017
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* 2017 Benue State flooding
* 2017 China floods
* 2017 Southern Thailand floods a
* 2017 Peru flood
* 2017 Quebec floods
*2017 West Attica floods
* 2017 Hurricane Harvey
* 2017 Hurricane Irma
* 2017 Flood of Chennai in Tamil Nadu

=2018
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*2018 East Africa floods
*2018 Japan floods
*2018 Kerala floods
*2018 Vietnam floods
*2018 North Korean floods
*2018 European floods
*2018 Maryland flood
*2018 Punjab flood

= 2019
=
*2019 Iran floods
**March 2019 north Iran floods
*2019 Midwestern U.S. floods
*2019 South Sulawesi floods
*2019 Townsville flood
*2019 Pakistan floods and storms
* May 2019 Houston Flash Flooding
*June 2019 Southern and Southeastern U.S. flooding
*2019 Indian floods
*Venice floods
*2019 Israeli flash flood
*2019 Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand flood
*2019 England floods
*2019 Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick floods
*2019–2020 Congo River floods

= 2020
=
*2019–2020 Congo River floods
*2020 Jakarta floods
*2020 China floods
*2020 Kyushu floods
*2020 Nepal floods
*2020 Brazilian floods and mudslides
*2019–2020 United Kingdom floods
*Storm Gloria (Spain and France)
*Southeast Kentucky floods of 2020
*2020 East Africa floods
*2020 Assam floods
*2020 Korean floods
*2020 Afghanistan flood
*2020 Kerala floods
*2020 Karachi floods
*2020 Vidarbha floods
*2020 African Sahel floods
*2020 Yemen flood
*2020 Central Vietnam floods
*2020 Hyderabad floods
*2020 Zagreb flash flood

= 2021
=

*2021 Evros floods
*2021 Uttarakhand floods
*2021 eastern Australia floods
*2021 New Zealand floods
*2021 European floods
*2021 Henan floods
*2021 Oman floods
*2021 Yalta floods
*2021 Arizona floods
*2021 Mumbai floods
*2021 Lagos floods
*2021 Hulunbuir dam collapse
*2021 Maharashtra floods
*2021 China floods
*2021 Turkey floods
*2021 August Japan floods
*2021 Nuristan floods
*2021 Afghanistan flood
*2021 Tennessee floods
*2021 Niger floods
*2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina floods
*November 2021 Pacific Northwest floods

= 2022
=
*2022 Petrópolis floods
*2022 eastern Australia floods
*2022 Assam floods
*2022 Bukavu floods
*March 2022 Suriname flooding
*2022 Montana floods
*2022 Missouri floods
*2022 Nigeria floods
*2022 Kentucky floods
*2022 Iranian floods
*2022 China floods
*2022 Texas floods
*2022 Mississippi floods
*2022 Pakistan floods
*January 2022 Montevideo Flood
*2022 Florida floods
*2022 South Carolina floods
*2022 Saudi Arabia floods

Floods by region

Africa

*The 2000 Mozambique flood

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, 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

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saw one of its worst floods in August 2006.
*The 2005 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 between 29 and 40 deaths.
*The 2008 Namibia floods affected 250,000 people, killing 42.
*The 2008 Benin floods affected 150,000 people in Benin.
*The 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods affected some 445,000 people across three countries and resulted in the deaths of at least 131 people.
*The 2009 West Africa floods affected close to one million people across twelve countries, and caused the deaths of at least 193 people.
*The 2011 in Rwanda of the Nyabugogo River causing 5 death and five million Rwandan francs
*The 2010 Rwandan flood of the Mwogo River affected two hundred people across Nyanza district, and causing the loss of six million of Rwandan francs.
*The 2015 Southeast Africa Floods
*The 2015 Accra floods in Ghana affected thousands of people in the city, killing about 200.
*The 2016–2017 Zimbabwe floods
*The 2018 East Africa floods
*The 2018 Eastern Africa floods
*The 2019–2020 Congo River floods
*The 2022 Nigeria floods

Asia

East Asia

=China
=

* The 1887 Yellow River Flood caused between 900,000 and 2,0000,000 deaths in China. One of the deadliest floods ever.
* The 1911 Yangtze river flood. Killed up to 100,000 in China
* The 1931 Yellow River flood

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caused between 800,000 and 4,000,000 deaths in China, one of a series of disastrous floods on the Yellow River

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.
* The 1935 Yangtze river flood killed 145,000
* The 1939 Tianjin River flood
* 1948 Fuzhou River flood
* 1951 Manchuria River flood
* The 1954 Yangtze River Floods
* The 1983 Yellow River Flood left 900,000~2 million people dead and more than 2 million people homeless.
* The 1998 Yangtze River Floods left 14 million people homeless.
* The 2010 China floods, 2010 China Floods affected more than 230 million people – with 15.2 million people evacuated and thousands dead.
* 2011 China floods
* The 2013 Southwest China floods.
* On 23 May 2015, at least 57 people were killed in floods in six provinces. Among the dead were two schoolchildren on an overloaded bus that plunged into a pond.
* 2016 China floods
* 2017 China floods
* 2020 China floods
* 2021 China floods
* 2022 China floods

Hong Kong

* :zh:丙午風災, Hong Kong Typhoon of 1906
* Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937

=Japan
=

*2021 August Japan floods
*In July 2012, heavy torrential rains caused floods in Kyushu, Japan, leaving 32 people dead or missing. Later in August incessant rains and storm caused floods in Kinki region, causing one casualty.
*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 much rain on the area.
*In 1953, the 1953 North Kyushu Flood

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killed 759 people and the killed and missing amounted to 1,001 in the northern area of Kyushu

is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...
of Japan.
*The 1938 Hanshin flood occurred in July 1938 in Kobe area in Japan, causing 925 lost lives as exceptionally heavy torrential raining caused landslides at Rokko mountain.
*2018 Japan floods

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

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

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 and 2012.

=India
=

* Assam has been suffering floods regularly since 1998.
* Flooding in 2006 Maharashtra floods, 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 2009 India floods, October 2009, flooding occurred across many parts of South India. It was one of the worst floods 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, five of whom were foreign tourists, after a cloudburst and heavy overnight rains triggered flash floods and mudslides. A further 200 people were reported missing and thousands more were rendered homeless after the flooding caused extensive damage to property and infrastructure.
* The 2013 North India floods in Uttarakhand which destroyed many things and landslides caused by heavy rainfall.
* The 2014 South India floods in Visakhapatnam which destroyed many things and landslides caused by heavy rainfall and thousands more were rendered homeless after the flooding caused extensive damage to property and infrastructure.
* The 2015 South India floods, 2015 South India Floods in Chennai due to the heavy rain fall of northeast monsoons in 2015 is considered one of the major disasters in the state of Tamil Nadu. It occurred from November end till the mid of second week of December.
* 2017 Gujarat flood
* August 2017 Nepal and Darshan India floods
* 2018 Kerala floods
* 2020 South Asian floods
* 2021 Uttarakhand flood
* 2021 Maharashtra floods

=Pakistan
=

* In 2003, Sindh province was badly affected due to monsoon rains causing damages in billions of places.
* 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)
* 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. (see 2010 Pakistan floods)
* The 2013 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods.
* In 2022 Pakistan floods, 2022 Pakistan suffered the worst flood in the country's history.

Southeast Asia

* 2014 Southeast Asian floods.

=Indonesia
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* 2006–2007 Southeast Asian floods
* Jakarta suffered floods that killed 80 people 2007 Jakarta flood, on February 2, 2007.Media Indonesia Online
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* The Situ Gintung dam in South Tangerang, Banten, failed on 28 March 2009, draining the lake, with resulting floods killing at least 100 people.
* 2010 West Papua floods
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* 2014–2015 floods in Southeast Asia and South Asia
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* 2019 South Sulawesi floods
* 2019 Jayapura flood and landslide
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* 2020 Jakarta floods, Floods in Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) on 1–3 January 2020 killed at least 30 people, and more than 31,000 people were evacuated. Floods occur because of rain that occurred from 31 December 2019 to 1 January 2020.
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=Malaysia
=

* Floods in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah

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and Sumatra 2006–07 Southeast Asian floods, 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.
* The 2010 north Malaysian floods.
* The 2014–2015 Malaysia floods.
* The 2015 East Malaysian floods.

=Philippines
=
* Tropical Storm Thelma#Ormoc City tragedy, 1991 Ormoc flood
* Typhoon Ketsana#Philippines, 2009 Philippine flood
* 2010–2011 Philippine floods
* 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods
* 2016 Philippine southwest monsoon floods
* 2017 Visayas and Mindanao floods

=Singapore
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=Thailand
=

* The 2010 Thailand floods.
* 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.

Europe

* The North Sea Flood of 1953

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The storm and flo ...
caused over 2,000 deaths in the Dutch

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* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()

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province of Zeeland and the United Kingdom

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and led to the construction of the Delta Works

The Delta Works ( nl, Deltawerken) is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea. Constructed between 1954 and 1997, the works con ...
and the Thames Barrier

The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system built to protect the floodplain of most of Greater London from exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea. It has been operational since 1982. When needed, it is c ...
.
* The North Sea flood of 1962

The North Sea flood of 1962 was a natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of West Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg in the night from 16 February to 17 February 1962. In total, the homes of about 60,000 people wer ...
killed 318 people and damaged parts of the Netherlands, United Kingdom

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and Germany

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, but mainly Hamburg

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, Germany.
* Record rain across central Europe in August 2005 caused very severe flooding.
* A series of 2011 European floods, floods in Ireland, Italy and France in 2011 causes several deaths across all three countries.

Czech Republic

*The 1997 Central European flood

The 1997 Central European flood or the 1997 Oder Flood of the Oder and Morava river basins in July 1997 affected Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, taking the lives of 114 people and causing material damages estimated at $4.5 billio ...
affected the Czech Republic, resulting in 50 deaths there and damage estimated at 63 billion CZK.
*The 2002 European floods

In August 2002, a week of intense rainfall produced flooding across a large portion of Europe. It reached the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine and Russia. The event killed 232 ...
affected the Czech Republic, where 17 people died and an estimated 73 billion CZK of damage was caused.
*The 2009 European floods affected the Czech Republic, where 13 people died and more than 5.6 billion CZK of damage was caused.
*The 2010 Central European floods caused a state of emergency to be called in the Zlín Region and Moravian-Silesian Region.

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 18 to 20 January, 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.

Germany

* All Saints' Flood (1304)
Greece
* 2017 Attica floods
*2021 Evros floods

Italy

* On 3 November 1844, the Arno river flooded Florence, Tuscany, and the Mugello region, Tuscany.
* On 22 October 1951, there were numerous casualties due to floods in the neighbourhoods of Benevento, Campania.
* On 14 November 1951, the Po (river), Po river delta was hit by floods; there were 84 casualties and 180,000 people lost their homes.
* From 24 to 28 November 1959, rivers flooded under excess of rainfall causing hundreds people homeless and storm tide destroyed houses in Metaponto. One person death drowned in Policoro. Heavy rainfall caused also landslides in Pisticci.
* On 9 October 1963, the Vajont Dam, near Longarone, Veneto, experienced a landslide into an artificial lake, triggering a seiche wave and a megatsunami; 1,917 people were killed and many towns in the Piave (river), Piave river valley were obliterated.
* On 4 November 1966, the 1966 Flood of the Arno River in Florence, Tuscany, killed 34 people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books in Florence.
* On 18 July 1985, near Tesero, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, the Val di Stava dam collapsed; an artificial reservoir breached the dam, killing 286 people.
* In the summer 1987, heavy precipitation caused the Valtellina disaster in the Valtellina valley in Lombardy, killing 53 people and inflicting serious damage to infrastructures, landscape, towns and economy.
* On 6 November 1994, the southern part of Piedmont was hit by floods from the Po river, Po and Tanaro (river), Tanaro rivers; there were 70 casualties and 2,226 people lost their homes.
* On 19 June 1996, the areas of Versilia and Garfagnana in Tuscany were hit by flash flood

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s; there were 14 casualties.
* On 5 May 1998, Sarno, Campania, was hit by a flash flood

A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice or snow flowing ...
that triggered a mudslide; there were 160 casualties.
* On 9 September 2000, a camping place near Soverato, Calabria, was wiped out by a flash flood

A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice or snow flowing ...
; there were twelve casualties and one missing person.
* From 13 to 16 September 2001, there were floods in most of the Po (river), Po river basin; there were 23 casualties, 11 missing people and 40,000 evacuees.
* On 18 November 2013 the 2013 Sardinia floods, heavey flood caused by Cyclone Cleopatra killed 18 people in Sardinia.

Poland

* The 1934 flood in Poland was the biggest flood in the 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.

Spain

* 13–14 October 1957, in Valencia, torrential rain results in 1957 Valencia flood, a devastating flood, at least 81 people lose their lives.
* In 1982, the river Jucar (Valencia (province), Valencia, Spain

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) broke the Tous Reservoir causing a flood that killed 30 people.

United Kingdom

* The North Sea flood of 1953#Britain, North Sea flood of 1953 was one of the most devastating natural disasters ever recorded in the UK.
* The 2015 Great Britain and Ireland floods

= England
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* 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
* 1928 Thames flood
* Lynmouth#The Lynmouth disaster, Lynmouth flood of 1952 34 people were killed, with a further 420 made homeless. Over 100 buildings were destroyed.
* Winter of 1946–1947 in the United Kingdom#March, Flooding from snowmelt March 1947 in England including the 1947 Thames flood
* Great Flood of 1968, Floods in July and September 1968 in England
* Autumn 2000 western Europe floods, Autumn 2000 flooding in England
* Boscastle flood of 2004 Boscastle in Cornwall was heavily damaged due to flash floods.
* Eden
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* Garden of Eden, the "garden of God" described in the Book of Genesis

Places and jurisdictions
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* Eden, Ontario
* Eden High School
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* Eden, Lebanon, a city and former bishopric
* Camp Eden, Iraq
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, Kent

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, Derwent, Greta Greta may refer to:

*Greta (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name
Places
* Greta Bridge, village in County Durham, England
* Greta, New South Wales, town in Australia
** Greta railway station
** Greta Army Camp, form ...
and Cocker as well as other Cumbria

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n Rivers flooded in January 2005 damaging around 2000 properties and causing over £250 million of damage.
* 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 by the flood
* 2012 Great Britain and Ireland floods
* North Sea flood of 2013
* Winter storms of 2013–2014 in the United Kingdom A continuous stream of major storms and heavy rain falls primarily on the southern British Isles, Somerset Devon and Cornwall worst affected. Loss of large areas of agricultural land, many flood records broken. Main Railway line to Cornwall severed at Dawlish.

= Scotland
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* 2002 Glasgow floods

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200 people immediately evacuated, but the water supply of 140 thousand people was affected.

= Wales
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* December 2015 Flooding of Conwy River.

North America

Canada

* In May 1950, the Red River, also known as Red River of the North

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, reached its highest level since 1861 and flooded most of the Red River Valley. Winnipeg, Manitoba

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, was inundated on 5 May, also known as Good Friday to some residents, and had to be partially evacuated.
* On 15 October 1954, Hurricane Hazel

Hurricane Hazel was the deadliest, second costliest, and most intense hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm killed at least 469 people in Haiti before striking the United States near the border between North and Sou ...
struck Toronto

Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...
, Ontario

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, killing 81 people, destroying 20 bridges, and leaving over 2,000 people homeless.
* On 14 July 1987, a series of strong thunderstorms crossed the Island of Montreal, between the noon hour and 2:30 p.m. causing the Montreal Flood of 1987. Over of rain fell during this very short period of time. The Storm drain, sewer systems were overwhelmed by the deluge and the city was paralyzed by the flooded roads. Autoroute 15 (Quebec), Autoroute 15, a sunken highway also known as the Decarie Expressway, soon filled with water trapping motorists. Some 350,000 houses lost electricity, and tens of thousands had flooded basements. Two people died, one in a submerged car and another who was Electrocution, electrocuted.
* On 19 July 1996 The worst flood in the Quebec province, in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
* One of Canada

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's most devastating floods occurred in southern Alberta

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in June 2005. The flooding affected many major metropolitan areas including Calgary

Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
. Four deaths resulted from the three-week flood.
* 2013 Alberta floods — On 20 June 2013, widespread flooding in southern Alberta

Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
caused major damage in Canmore, Alberta, Canmore, Calgary

Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
and High River when the Bow River#Tributaries, Cougar Creek, Highwood River, and other rivers and creeks overflowed caused by extensive rainfall. Other communities in the area were also affected, or were expected to be, by floods. Flooding also caused power outages and the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway and Alberta Highway 1A, Highway 1A, as well as many other highways and roads. A man and a woman were reported missing after a mobile home was swept into the Highwood River near the town of Black Diamond, Alberta, Black Diamond; the man was later rescued, but the woman remained missing.
* 2014 Alberta floods — On 18 June 2014 the city of Claresholm, Alberta

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awoke to find its city streets flooded, and states of emergency were declared for many areas in southern Alberta including the Blood Reserve, Cardston, Claresholm, Coaldale, Alberta, Coaldale, Crowsnest Pass, Lethbridge County, Medicine Hat, and Willow Creek Provincial Park, Willow Creek.

United States

* In 1889, the South Fork Dam

The South Fork Dam was an earthenwork dam forming Lake Conemaugh (formerly Western Reservoir, also known as the Old Reservoir and Three Mile Dam, a misnomer), an artificial body of water near South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States. On May 31, ...
broke, causing the massive Johnstown Flood that took 2,209 lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
* The Great Dayton Flood

The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 resulted from flooding by the Great Miami River reaching Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding area, causing the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. In response, the General Assembly passed the Vonderheide Act to ...
of 1913 killed 360 people and destroyed 20,000 homes in the United States. It also damaged historic photographic plates belonging to Wilbur and Orville Wright. It caused the end of canal transportation in Ohio.
*The 1916 Hatfield Flood of San Diego, California

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, destroyed the Sweetwater and Lower Otay Dams, and caused 22 deaths and $4.5 million in damages.
* The Vermont flood of 1927 is probably the worst flood in Vermont history doing $30 million in damages, which would be $270 million today, killed over 83 people and left 9,000 homeless.
* The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927

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was one of the most destructive floods in United States history.
* The Ohio River flood of 1937

The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, 385 people died, one million people were left homeless and property losses reached $500 million ($10.2 billion ...
took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, one million were left homeless, with 385 dead and property losses reaching $500 million.
* In 1957, storm surge flooding from Hurricane Audrey

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killed about 400 people in southwest Louisiana.
* In 1965, Hurricane Betsy

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flooded large areas of New Orleans

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Louisiana

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, for up to 10 days, drowning around 40 people.
* In 1972, the Black Hills flood killed 238 people and caused $160 million of damage in western South Dakota.
* In 1983, the Pacific Northwest

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saw one of their worst winter floods, And some of the Northwest states saw their wettest winter yet. The damage was estimated at $1.1 billion.
* In Alaska

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from May to September 1992 unusually wet conditions, plus snow melt, caused the 100 year flood

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in areas of Alaska.
* The Great Flood of 1993

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was one of the most destructive floods in United States

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history.
* On 8 May 1995, a flood hit Louisiana and caused extensive damage.
* The Truckee River overflowed on January 1, 1997, causing extensive flooding in Reno, Nevada.
* The Red River Flood of 1997

The Red River flood of 1997 was a major flood that occurred in April and May 1997 along the Red River of the North in Minnesota, North Dakota, and southern Manitoba. It was the most severe flood of the river since 1826. The flood reached through ...
occurred in April and May 1997 along the Red River of the North

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in North Dakota

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, Minnesota

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, and Manitoba

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(Canada). It was the most severe flooding of the river since 1826.
* In October 1998, San Marcos, Texas, experienced flooding that had rain totals of 15 to 30 inches in a short period of time.
* In June 2001, floods from Tropical Storm Allison

Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical storm that devastated southeast Texas in June of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. An arguable example of the " brown ocean effect", Allison lasted unusually long for a June storm, remaining tropical or s ...
killed over 30 people in the Houston, Texas, area.
* Eighty percent of New Orleans

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Louisiana

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, was flooded due to the failure of several floodwalls on 29 August 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 1,833 people also died because of the hurricane.
* 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

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in 1979.
* The May 2010 Tennessee floods were 1,000-year flood

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s in Middle Tennessee, West Tennessee, South Central and Western Kentucky and northern Mississippi

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as the result of torrential rains on 1 and 2 May 2010. The Cumberland River crested at 51.86 feet in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, a level not seen since 1937.
* 2013 Colorado floods
* Between 27 and 30 April 2014, Tornado outbreak of April 27–30, 2014#Flood events, flood events in Arkansas/Missouri and Mobile–Pensacola, caused by an important tornado outbreak.
* 2014 New York flood — Record setting rainfall creating 60 days of precipitation fell near New York, New York.
* 2015 Missouri flood
* May 2016 United States storm complex, 2016 Oklahoma floods
* 2016 Louisiana floods
* 2017 Texas floods
* 2018 Ohio river floods voluntary evacuations were issued from Pittsburgh, PA to Wheeling, WV

Oceania

Australia

* 1893 Brisbane flood
* 1940 saw severe floods in Queensland, Australia.
* The Hunter Valley floods of 1955 in New South Wales

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(Australia) destroyed over 100 homes and caused 45,000 to be evacuated.
* Floods hit Victoria in 1998 causing considerable damage and flooding in the Australian capital, Canberra.
* The June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms, 2007 Hunter Floods inundated large areas of the cities of City of Maitland, Maitland and City of Newcastle, Newcastle, in June 2007 claimed 11 lives and forced the evacuation of 4,000 people in Central Maitland alone.
* The Gulf floods caused by Cyclone Charlotte isolated Karumba and Normanton with flood waters in January 2009.
* 2010-11 Queensland floods, Flooding in Queensland in 2010 and 2011 was one of the worst flood events in Australia's history, 38 people were killed and entire towns, such as Grantham, Queensland, Grantham were severely damaged.
* Severe floods also occurred in Victoria in the years of 2011 Victorian floods, 2010–2011.
* In January 2013, areas hit by flooding just a few years before were inundated again due to rain caused by Cyclone Oswald.

Fiji

* The January 2009 Fiji floods are responsible for at least 16 deaths in the islands

New Zealand

* The 1858 Hutt River, New Zealand, Hutt River flood kills 14 people
* The 1878 of the Clutha River
* The 1897 flooding at Clive in Hawke's Bay kills 12 people
* The 1929 New Zealand cyclone
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caused severe flooding in the city of Dunedin

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* In 1938, a flash-flood at a railway workers' camp at Kopuawhara flash flood of 1938, Kopuawhara kills 21 people
* The 1978 flood of the Clutha River, known as the "Hundred years flood" hit one day before the 100th anniversary of the great flood of 1878
* The 1984 Southland flood
* In 1988, extensive flooding is caused in several parts of the North Island due to Cyclone Bola
* The 2004 Manawatu flood inundated the town of Feilding

Solomon Islands

* On early April 2014, the Cyclone Ita caused disastrous flooding across the Solomon Islands, killing at least 21 people.

Papua New Guinea

* In November 2007, Cyclone Guba, a slow moving storm caused deadly flooding in Papua New Guinea.

South America

Brazil

* In January 1992, Brazil saw severe floods.
* 2008 Santa Catarina floods
* 2009 Brazilian floods and mudslides
* January 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides
* Rio de Janeiro had its worst ever April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides, flood that killed over 250 people in April 2010.
* 2010 Northeastern Brazil floods
* The January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides, 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

Chile

* The Great Chilean earthquake

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was followed by a tsunami that flooded the settlements of Riñihue, Los Lagos, Antilhue, Pishuinco and Valdivia

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* The 2015 Northern Chile floods and mudflow

Peru

* The 2017 Peru flood was a natural disaster in Peru in which more than 100 000 homes were demolished, over 100 bridges washed out, and multiple roadways rendered inoperable. Over 70 people have lost their lives as a result of the flooding.

Uruguay

* The 1959 flood in Uruguay was provoked by an overflow in the Río Negro. The consequences were disastrous for an already stagnant economy.

Deadliest floods by year

21st century

* 2001 - Tropical Storm Allison, 2001 Southeastern United States floods - 55 dead
* 2002 - 2002 European floods

In August 2002, a week of intense rainfall produced flooding across a large portion of Europe. It reached the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine and Russia. The event killed 232 ...
- 232 dead
* 2003 - 2003 Santa Fe flood - 154 dead
* 2004 - May 2004 Caribbean floods - 2,000 dead
* 2005 - Maharashtra floods of 2005, 2005 Maharashtra floods - 1,094 dead
* 2006 - 2006 North Korean floods - 54,700 dead
* 2007 - 2007 South Asian floods - 2,000 dead
* 2008 - 2008 Indian floods - 2,400+ dead
* 2009 - 2009 India floods, 2009 Indian floods - 299 dead
* 2010 - 2010 China floods - 4,245 dead or missing
* 2011 - 2011 Southeast Asian floods - 2,828 dead
* 2012 - 2012 Pakistan floods - 455 dead
* 2013 - 2013 North India floods - 6,054 dead
* 2014 - 2014 Baghlan floods - 400 dead or missing
* 2015 - 2015 South India floods - 506 dead
* 2016 - 2016 North Korean floods - 525 dead
* 2017 - 2017 South Asian floods - 1,300 dead
* 2018 - 2018 Laos dam collapse, 2018 Laos floods - 1,171 dead or missing.
* 2019 - 2019 Indian floods - 1,600 dead
* 2020 - 2020 South Asian floods - 6,511 dead
* 2021 - 2021 South Asian floods - 1,107 dead
* 2022 - 2022 South Asian floods - 4,422 dead

See also

* :Floods by country, Floods by country
* Floods in the United States before 1901
* Floods in the United States: 1901–2000
* Floods in the United States: 2001–present
* List of droughts
* List of flash floods
* List of historic tropical cyclone names
* List of tropical cyclones

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