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The 2022 eastern Australia floods were one of the nation's worst recorded flood disasters with a series of floods that occurred from late February to early May in South East Queensland, the Wide Bay–Burnett and parts of coastal New South Wales. Brisbane suffered major flooding, along with the cities of Maryborough, Gympie, the Sunshine Coast ...
Coordinates: 27°35′S 152°12′E. 2010–2011 Queensland floods. A woman trapped on the roof of her car awaits rescue during the Toowoomba flash flood. Date. December 2010 – January 2011 (2 months) Location. Much of central and southern Queensland including Brisbane, Rockhampton, Gympie, Emerald, Bundaberg, Dalby, Toowoomba, Roma, and ...
Toowoomba (/ təˈwʊmbə / tə-WUUM-bə), nicknamed 'The Garden City’, ‘Hammertown’ and 'T-Bar', [ 3 ] is a city in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. [ 4 ] It is located 132 km (82 mi) west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 census was 142,163, [ 1 ] having grown at an ...
The town's second biggest flood was recorded in December 2010 during the statewide 2010-2011 Queensland floods disaster when the floodwaters of the Dawson peaked on 29 December 2010 at 4.39 metres above ground level, isolating Taroom for several weeks.
Warrego Highway is a state-controlled road, divided into seven sections for administrative and funding purposes. Six of the seven sections (numbers 18A to 18F) are part of the National Highway, while section 18G is a regional road. [1][2][3][4] The sections are: 18A – Ipswich to Toowoomba.
The modern history of Toowoomba begins in the 19th century. Europeans began exploring and settling in the area from 1816 on-wards. By the end of the 1840s the rich lands around Toowoomba were being used for agriculture. 12 suburban allotments at Drayton were surveyed in 1849. [ 1 ] Small commercial settlements were growing with schools and ...
Trapped woman on a car roof during flash flooding in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Some of the most obvious impacts of urban flooding are those to human life and to property damage. In 2020, floods caused an estimated 6,000 deaths and caused US$51.3B in damages globally. [ 9 ]
1971. [edit] On 26 January 1971 a severe storm caused flash-flooding on the Woden Valley freeway when culverts became blocked with debris at either end. Several cars were swept from the road into the rushing water. Seven people were killed, 15 were injured, and 500 people were affected by the 1971 Canberra flood.