Floods

Queensland Floods (2010 - 2011)

- At least 70 towns with more than 200,000 people affected

- 28,000 homes flooded

- December 2010 - January 2011

- 38 dead and 6 missing

- Caused 2.38 billion AUD

- Peaked at 4.46m on 13 January

Aftermath

- Don’t drink any water from taps or tanks until your council or authority advises it’s safe to do so

- Flood water can be contaminated

- Consider flood proofing materials

Impacts

- Inflated banana prices after being destroyed 75% of the crop

- Imposed Flood levy

Sources:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-01-12/queensland-flood-crisis-reaches-new-heights/1901894

BRAZIL FLOOD 2013

HOW IT HAPPENED

· - Flooding is common in southeast Brazil during the rainy season.

· - Torrential rains caused the Flooding that occurred on The 26th of December 2013 in southeastern Brazil.

· - Approximately 50,000 we left homeless and 32 people dead across the states of Espirito Santo and Minas.

· - The torrential rains were described as the worst in the past 90 years

· - At total of 70 towns were affected across Minas Gerais and a state alert was declared in 26 of them

· - A storm also left 16 people and flattened more than 200 houses in the city of Lajedinho in the northeastern state of Bahia

AFTERMATH

· - 200000 kilometers of roads were reported destroyed or damaged

· - Homes were destroyed across 47 cities in Espirto Santo, which borders RioDe Jenero state

· - Many people were left without communication, drinkable water and power.

· - Supplies to the victims were drenched in mud

· - Roads were cut of by flooding and landslides

· - The Governor Renato Casagrande stated ‘Going to have to Rebuild the state’.

· - Extensive damage caused to bridges and roads

· - At total of 70 towns were affected across Minas Gerais and a state alert was declared in 26 of them

· - A storm also left 16 people and flattened more than 200 houses in the city of Lajedinho in the northeastern state of Bahia.

Philippines Flood 2009

Worst flooding in Manila for 20 years
Caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana when it lashed the island of Luzon. Equivalent of a whole month’s rain fell in six hours.
Roads rendered impassable, ferry services cancelled
·     Torrential rain caused the worst flooding in the phillipines in over 4 decades

·   It submerged more than 80% of the city

·         246 people found dead

·         Hundreds and thousands were displaced

·         Ruined homes and swept away neighborhoods

·         It disabled a majority of Manila’s facilities

·         Debris, sewage, abandoned vehicles were tossed around and littered the capital

·         Aid workers warn of water bourne diseases.

·         “State of public calamity”

·         Once in lifetime typhoon

·         A month’s worth of rain deluged the city in a space of 12 hours.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8276347.stm