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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 ...
The 1998 Townsville and Thuringowa city floods [1] ... plus around 200 people had to be evacuated. ... The total damage bill was in excess of $100million. [3]
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The flooding is expected to break all prior records in the town of about 8,100 people. Blakely told the Citizen Times that he has not heard of any flooding-related deaths in Fletcher so far and ...
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In Townsville, thousands of homes were damaged and many were destroyed. The most widespread damage was to roofs, which were often poorly or not at all secured. The damage from Althea prompted Queensland to develop its first statewide building codes, requiring new homes to be cyclone-resistant. Townsville was the first community to adopt the ...