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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 ]
The Queensland government declared disaster situations for Townsville, Hinchinbrook, and Innisfail. [3] Ergon Energy implemented power shutdowns in flood-prone areas to prevent catastrophic equipment failure. An Ergon Energy vehicle was stolen while responding to reports of downed power lines in Townsville, though the vehicle was later ...
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 ...
Townsville hosted the popular Japanese national rugby union team. Tony Ireland Stadium, in the suburb of Thuringowa, has an international standard cricket and AFL stadium. Townsville was a host city for the preliminary rounds of the men's (Pool B) and women's (pool A) Basketball competition for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. [113] [114]
The dam was constructed by Leighton Contractors [3] in 1971 for the purposes of flood mitigation and water storage. 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.
1893 Brisbane flood Flooding in Newcastle in 2007 Queensland 2010-2011 floods. ... Townsville Wollongong: NT, QLD, NSW: 3 [12] [13] June 2007: Hunter Valley/Maitland ...
Flood: Townsville, Queensland: 3* 2019 Feb 4–8: 2019 Townsville flood [428] [429] *At least one additional death occurred after the floods due to flood-borne disease. Storm Victoria: 3 2020 Aug 27 Winds reaching 158 km/h cause severe damage across Victoria, killing 3 people including a 4-year-old boy.
When the 2019 Townsville flood waters reached the Great Barrier Reef, the flood plumes covered a large area of corals, even reaching 60 km out to sea, however water quality analysis showed damage to the outer reef from the flooding was less than previously feared. [31] [32] As of 1995, water visibility had decreased to 10 metres. [33]