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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 ]
Residents have begun battening down homes and businesses with Tropical Cyclone Kirrily forecast to cross the Australian northeast coast on Thursday, bringing destructive winds and flooding rain.
A massive rainstorm that hit Sunday night continued to batter North Jersey into Monday with major flooding and power outages wreaking havoc on the region.. Relief remains many hours away with rain ...
The dam was an attempt to address Townsville's dual water concerns--abundance and scarcity--and added to the city's long history of attempting to tame the natural environment. [ 4 ] In the 1980s, the second stage of the dam necessitated a deviation of the Flinders Highway and Mount Isa railway line (which previously ran straight north-south) to ...
The storm dumped over 5 inches of rain in some areas while knocking out power for thousands, flooding roads and closing schools. Our reporters will continue to bring you the latest news on Tuesday ...
Oonoonba State School during the 2019 Townsville flood. Oonoonba State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Fairfield Waters Drive (15] [16] In 2017 the school had an enrolment of 524 students with 46 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). [17]
Watch: Rain erodes California cliff prompting evacuation of nearby residences. 15:23, Louise Boyle. Watch: California storm causes fatal flooding as mass evacuations are put into effect
The storm was set to make landfall Thursday evening along the Florida coast as a Category 4 hurricane, bringing 10 or more inches of rain to South Carolina.