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Flood

Flood

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1882   A cyclone in the Arabian Sea causes flooding in Bombay harbor - about 100.000 dead

1887   Yellow river floods in China - 900,000 dead

1926   Flooding on London suburbs

1942   Hurricane and flooding in Bombay - 40,000 dead

1949   Severe flooding in Guatemala

1952   Lynmouth in North Devon England is devastated by floods, death toll of 34.

1957   Flooding in the Po River valley of Italy leads to the flooding also in Venice.

1959   Flood in Taiwan leaves 2,000 dead.

1962   Flooding occurs in the North Sea coasts.

1966   Floods occur on the Finnish coast.

1970   In Vietnam, the worst monsoon to hit the area in six years causes large floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless and virtually halts the Vietnam War.

1996   July 21 - Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River in Quebec, in one of Canada's most costly natural disasters.

2000   Widespread flooding throughout England and Wales after days of heavy rain