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The 2019 Townsville flood was a major flood event that occurred in the city of Townsville and surrounding areas, on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. [1] Townsville has endured around 20 major flooding events since colonial settlement in the 1860s, but the 2019 event was one of the worst natural disasters to ever impact the region. [ 2 ]
This list of disaster films represents over half a century of films within the genre. Disaster films are motion pictures which depict an impending or ongoing disaster as a central plot feature. The films typically feature large casts and multiple storylines and focus on the protagonists attempts to avert, escape, or cope with the disaster ...
Deepwater Horizon (2016) Based on the true events of April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing several crew members and setting the surrounding sea ...
Despite the "not ready for flight" warning lighting up on the dashboard, the plane successfully takes off at the last moment. The captain had first insisted on going through a speedy but complete take-off protocol, involving a check of the aircraft in accordance with the prescribed rules – perhaps in order to calm the crew by having them ...
While the movies it spoofs rank higher on this list, surely you can't leave out this pitch-perfect comedy sending up Hollywood's 1970s disaster-flick golden era. ( Don't call me Shirley.
Townsville was declared a state of emergency that night. [4] Rain had eased a little by the 11th but still had some heavy rain pass through, Ex-Cyclone Sid, a weak surface low was still just to the north of Townsville during Monday 12 January and by midday the trough had redeveloped again and heavy rain moved into the city for the rest of the ...
C. Carrie (2002 film) Category 6: Day of Destruction; Category 7: The End of the World; Cave-In! Challenger (1990 film) Chernobyl Diaries; Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Disaster on the Coastliner; E. Earthquake (1974 film) F. Fire! (1977 film) Flood! G. Gold (1974 film) Gray Lady Down; H. Hanging by a Thread (1979 film) Heatwave! The ...