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The 2022 south eastern Australia floods are a series of floods that have occurred in south-eastern Australia [nb 1] since October 2022. [6] Some towns experienced the highest river peaks in decades, [7] and many places saw rivers peak multiple times. The floods were attributed to excess torrential rain caused by La Niña and a negative Indian ...
1995 1995 Geelong and Southern Victoria Floods (incl Landslides) Dead= Injured=3 Affected=20000 Homeless=200 Est Cost=$0M resources - EMA disasters database 1996 1996 Coastal, Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales Floods Dead=5 Injured=20 Affected=10000 Homeless=400 Est Cost=$31M
The breach in the Laanecoorie Weir following the 1909 flood. With these moist conditions, it was natural that heavy rain in August would cause major flooding on the State's rivers, and a series of very slow-moving [2] depressions naturally caused August to be very wet. As early as 11 August major flooding on the Richardson River at Donald was ...
[2] [3] Around 85,000 people were displaced by the flooding or requested to leave their homes by authorities. [4] [5] The floods' damage was significant because rain fell on land that was already saturated after months of previous heavy rainfall. It was the third major flood in 2022 for some areas in the eastern seaboard. [6]
The United Arab Emirates witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years this week, triggering massive flooding that swept away cars, caused flights to be canceled and left multiple people dead.
Despite the aid efforts, there was rising criticism from those impacted by the floods that the government was too slow to act in sending in defence troops to help them. As of 8 March, more than $282 million in disaster payments to flood victims were paid to 242,000 people ($157 million to victims in NSW and $125 million to those in Queensland).
In 1928, 10,000 Geelong residents turned up at the aerodrome to welcome aviator Bert Hinkler who had just completed a 16-day England-Australia flight. [10] Percy Pratt started the Geelong Gliding Club in 1929 which still exists at Bacchus Marsh. [12]
A year after the flooding, in August 2023, the New Zealand government and the Nelson Council, decided to buy out 14 homes that became unlivable due to the flooding. The total cost was around $12 million, where the New Zealand government paid half. The Nelson Council will vote on whether they will pay the other half in on 14 September. [7]