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1887 Atlantic hurricane season

Although the hurricane passed far to the south of Cuba, it caused several vessels to sink at Batabanó and brought heavy rain and flooding to the islands interior.

1957 Valencia flood

The towns of Chelva, Casinos and Ademuz were particularly affected, suffering light flooding.

1970 Atlantic hurricane season

Impact was severest in Cuba, where flash flooding caused seven fatalities, destroyed several homes, forced the evacuation of 3,000 people in Oriente Province, and resulted in a shutdown of 16 sugar mills.

1999 Atlantic hurricane season

Flooding also damage five bridges in Honduras, and the cities of Tocoa and Trujillo were isolated as the Aguán and Siline rivers overflowed their banks.

2002 European floods

Dresden's Zwinger Palace, home to a significant number of Europe's artistic treasures including Raphael's Sistine Madonna was at risk from the flooding Elbe, however all of the art works were able to be saved.

2011 Missouri River Flood

All six major dams along the Missouri River released record amounts of water to prevent overflow which led to flooding threatening several towns and cities along the river from Montana to Missouri; in particular Bismarck, North Dakota; Pierre, South Dakota; Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; South Sioux City, Nebraska, Sioux City, Iowa; Omaha, Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri; Jefferson City, Missouri, as well as putting countless smaller towns at risk.

2013 Colorado floods

Temporal succession has been studied in areas that experience flash flooding regularly.

Avonside

Another aftershock struck in June causing liquefaction and flooding along with damaging houses and the infrastructure of the suburb even more.

Berendrecht

Both of these warring parties frequently used the tactic of strategic flooding to attack the fort of Lillo, and the fort De Frederik which in the meantine disappeared, and the reinforced blockhouse Zandvliet to force dispossession.

Berlín

Berlín was heavily damaged by flooding and landslides resulting from Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and by the earthquakes of January and February, 2001.

Boulder darter

Flooding of lower reaches of Shoal Creek by Wilson Dam and industrial pollution in upper reaches of the stream probably led to the loss of the population formerly present in Shoal Creek.

California Pacific Railroad

However, in December 1871 there was severe flooding in the Yolo Bypass causing damage to the line between Knight’s Landing and Yuba City.

Clopton Bridge

The bridge was again repaired in 1588 following flooding, and in 1642 after an arch had been destroyed to block the army of Oliver Cromwell.

Dana Gas

In January 2013, Dana Gas was held responsible for the flooding and destruction of the Upper Egyptian village of Fares, near Kom Ombo.

David William Hutchison

During his time in command of the 21st Division, which at the time was based at Forbes Air Force Base in Shawnee County, Kansas, he received a letter of commendation from Governor Edward F. Arn for relief efforts during flooding from the Kansas River in 1951.

December 1981 windstorm

In France, the storm caused widespread flooding in the south west, causing considerable damage in the river basins of the Garonne and Adour and flooding the city of Bordeaux.

Fen Drayton

In January 2013, following a prolonged period of local flooding, a seal was spotted and filmed in a ditch linked to the nearby Great Ouse, some 50 miles from the sea.

Florida Keys

In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma affected the Keys (although none made a direct hit), causing widespread damage and flooding.

Frisco 1352

After its removal from Swope Park, Smoky Hill Railway and Historical Society kept the 1352 in an industrial park in Riverside, Missouri, where it suffered flooding on at least one occasion.

Hamburg, Iowa

The city gets considerable publicity during periods of Missouri River flooding, including most recently the 2011 Missouri River Flood.

IP traceback

Hal Burch and William Cheswick propose a controlled flooding of links to determine how this flooding affects the attack stream.

January 2012 Fiji floods

The flooding was worst in the western part of the main island of Viti Levu.

Lappwald

Further flooding by the sea in the succeeding Tertiary era created large areas of bog in the Helmstedt Basin that were transformed under sub-tropical climatic conditions into massive brown coal deposits.

Marlon Dingle

In October 2013,he is attacked by serial killer Cameron Murray and is knocked out cold in the flooding Woolpack Cellar.

Michelle Muscatello

Muscatello covered Hurricane Gaston’s direct hit to the area, along with the tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flooding spawned by Hurricanes Charley and Frances.

Minesing Wetlands

Canoeing is a common activity in the area, though inexperienced canoeists should be wary of spring flooding.

Mount Nonotuck

The Connecticut River Oxbow (now a lake), immortalized by the famous landscape painter Thomas Cole just before natural flooding and erosion separated it from the Connecticut River, is visible from the ruins.

Odlezly Lake

The flooding was not the only reason of the landslide - structure of the hillside resulted in constant slow shift down, sandstone quarries used for centuries had lowered stability of the slope and the recently built railway PlzeňŽatec cut yet another dent to the hill.

Pedro de Valdivia Bridge

After the earthquake it survived the effects of the Riñihuazo, a flooding caused by the earthquake.

Pinus palustris

The scientific name meaning, "of marshes," is a misunderstanding on the part of Philip Miller who described the species, after seeing Longleaf Pine forests with temporary winter flooding.

Qasr Ibrim

It was originally a major city perched on a cliff above the Nile, but the flooding of Lake Nasser after the construction of the Aswan High Dam transformed it into an island and flooded its outskirts.

Ray Evans Seneca Theater

The theater continued to show movies until June 1972 when the auditorium ended up under eight feet of water in the flooding which accompanied Hurricane Agnes (exacerbated by the recently built Kinzua Dam).

Reed Construction Data

The suit was filed in Minnesota U.S. District Court, with BidClerk alleging that a series of “denial of services” attacks were directed against its online system, flooding it with “millions of page views.”

Rettbergsaue

91F0 — Riparian mixed forests of Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur), European White Elm (Ulmus laevis) and Field Elm (Ulmus minor), Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) or Narrow-leafed Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia), along the great rivers - hardwood forest on the banks of large rivers, with largely undisturbed flooding dynamics; forests in nitrogen-rich locations usually with well-developed undergrowth, rich in trailing plants, 15 ha.

Rick Weiland

In 1997, as Weiland was being installed as regional director of FEMA, the Red River swamped its banks, causing unprecedented flooding to North Dakota and Minnesota, inundating all of downtown Fargo and causing the evacuation of Grand Forks, North Dakota in an event known as the Red River Flood.

River Ancholme

In 1635, Owersby-based local landowner, Sir John Monson drained the Ancholme valley by cutting a straight new channel making two rivers at Brigg, which made the town less vulnerable to flooding.

Rudd Weatherwax

MGM, which had decided to use a show collie trained by Frank Inn in the movie, took advantage of a massive flooding of the Sacramento River in northern California to obtain some spectacular footage for the film.

Samrong Sen

The Samrong Sen village, where the archaeological site is situated, is in the Kampong Leaeng District in the lacustrine flood plains, an area which is subject to backwater flooding from the Tonlé Sap lake and the Mekong River flows during the months of June to September (rainy season).

Sea Wall, Guyana

Serious flooding resulting from breaches in the sea wall took place at Enmore in 1955, at Buxton in 1959, and at Bladen Hall in 1961.

Seismic microzonation

Seismic microzonation is defined as the process of subdividing a potential seismic or earthquake prone area into zones with respect to some geological and geophysical characteristics of the sites such as ground shaking, liquefaction susceptibility, landslide and rock fall hazard, earthquake-related flooding, so that seismic hazards at different locations within the area can correctly be identified.

Sivand Dam

Named after the nearby town of Sivand located northwest of Shiraz, it has become the center of worldwide concern due to the flooding it will cause in historical and archaeologically rich areas of Ancient Persia and possible harm it may cause to the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae.

Sliver By The River

The Sliver by the River is a nickname for the area of New Orleans, Louisiana closest to the Mississippi River that escaped major flooding after Hurricane Katrina hit the city on August 29, 2005.

Sowy River

During 2009 and 2010 work was undertaken to upgrade sluice gates, watercourses and culverts to enable seasonal flooding of Southlake Moor during the winter diverting water from the Sowy River onto the moor.

Spalford

Floodwaters from the breach spread out across the low lying land, even reaching the River Witham and flooding Lincoln.

St. Agnes Kouying Tsao Catholic Church

St. Agnes was built in response to the growing religious demands of Chinese Christian immigrants flooding into the Markham area from places like Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Tapanui Branch

Construction of the line began in 1878 with the first section opened in 1880, and it operated until 1978, when it was destroyed by flooding from the Pomahaka River.

USS LST-510

Following two voyages to Rouen, the ship was proceeding to Cherbourg when she hit an underwater obstruction which holed her hull, flooding both engine rooms and plunging the ship into darkness.

Vernonia, Oregon

The rains that caused the Willamette Valley Flood of 1996 flooded Vernonia as well; some homes in the floodplain were elevated, and some flooring materials were replaced, mitigating some damage from later flooding.

Wesley Enoch

This production symbolically juxtaposed the Great Flooding of the Murray River in 1956 with the lives of a contemporary urban Indigenous family.

Westchester Interfaith/Interagency Network for Disaster and Emergency Recovery

Westchester Interfaith/Interagency Network for Disaster and Emergency Recovery (WINDER) was founded in June 2007 in response to local flooding in Mamaroneck, NY from the April 2007 nor'easter in order to coordinate long-term community and faith-based organizational assistance in response to local disasters as well as better prepare the community for future disasters.


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