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Prior to 1950
See also: [|List of deadliest floods] In 1910, the [|Seine River] flooded large extents of the City of [|Paris], [|France], despite raised river banks; see the //crue// (flood) mark on this wall.
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 * The [|Ohio River flood of 1937] occurred in late January and February 1937, causing damage along the Ohio River and several smaller tributaries from Pittsburgh, Illinois to Cairo, Illinois. This flood left close to 1 million people homeless, 385 dead, and $50,000,000 worth of damage.
 * The [|1931 Huang He flood] caused between 800,000 and 4,000,000 deaths in [|China], one of a series of disastrous floods on the [|Huang He] river. It was one of the worst floods in history.
 * The [|Great Mississippi Flood of 1927] was one of the most destructive floods in United States history and the impetus for many later [|Flood Control Acts].
 * The Hatfield Flood of San Diego, United States, of 1916 destroyed the Sweetwater and Lower Otay Dams, and caused 22 deaths and $4.5 million in damages.
 * The 1916 [|Clermont, Queensland] flood was the worst flood in Clermont history.
 * The [|Great Dayton Flood] of 1913 killed 360 people and destroyed 20,000 homes in the United States. It also damaged historic photographic plates belonging to Wilbur and Orville Wright. It ended canal transportation in Ohio.
 * In 1910, [|large areas of Paris were flooded] when the [|River Seine] burst its banks.

1950s

 * In 1957, the storm surge from [|Hurricane Audrey] flooded southwest Louisiana, killing about 400 people.
 * The [|Hunter Valley floods of 1955] in [|New South Wales] (Australia) destroyed over 100 homes and caused 45,000 to be evacuated.
 * On October 15, 1954, [|Hurricane Hazel] struck [|Toronto] in [|Canada]. The resulting rainfall flooded the city, killing 81 people, destroying 20 bridges, and leaving over 2000 people homeless.[|[1]]
 * The [|North Sea Flood of 1953] caused over 2,000 deaths in the [|Dutch] province of Zeeland and the about 50 in the [|United Kingdom] (the coastlines of East Anglia and Lincolnshire were worst hit) and led to the construction of the [|Delta Works] in Holland and the [|Thames Barrier] in London.
 * [|1953 North Kyushu Flood] killed at least 759 and the killed and missing amounted to 1,001 in the northern [|Kyushu] area of Japan.
 * The [|Lynmouth] flood of 1952 killed 34 people, more than any other British flood, it was also very destructive and destroyed over 80 buildings in the town of [|Lynmouth], [|Cornwall], [|United Kingdom].

1960s

 * In 1966, the [|flood of the Arno River] killed dozens of people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books in Florence, Italy.
 * In 1965 [|Hurricane Betsy] flooded large areas of [|New Orleans], USA, for up to 10 days, drowning around 40 people.
 * The [|North Sea flood of 1962] kills almost 330 people along the coasts of southeastern England, Netherlands, Germany, and southern Denmark. 318 of the deaths occurred in [|Hamburg], [|Germany] and many millions of pounds worth of damage was done.
 * In 1960, flooding from a tsunami (caused by the [|Great Chilean Earthquake]) affected the towns of [|Riñihue], [|Riñihuazo], [|Los Lagos], [|Antilhue], [|Pishuinco], and [|Valdivia] (all in [|Chile]).

1970s

 * In 1974, the dying Cyclone Wanda triggered major flooding in [|Brisbane], [|Australia] killing 6 people and leaving hundreds homeless.
 * In [|2 July 1975], many areas of [|Romanian] Cuverture Charpatinas (e.g. [|Buzau], [|Prahova] County), were struck by major flooding.
 * In August 1975, the [|Banqiao Dam] in China breaks apart under excess rainfall and damage from [|Typhoon Nina], drowning about 26,000 and caused the lives of another 140,000 in resulting epidemics.

1980s

 * In the winter of 1983, the [|Pacific Northwest] of the [|United States] saw one of the worst floods on record for that region, and some states recorded their wettest winter ever. Damage estimates are as high as $1.1 billion.
 * In 1982, the river [|Jucar] in [|Spain] breaks the Tous Reservoir, flooding the surrounding land in a deluge of 16,000 m3/s of water, and killing 30 people.
 * During the 1980s, the [|Great Salt Lake] reached record high water levels due to a large amount of rain and its lack of an outlet. Places such as [|Saltair] were inundated.
 * The South African town of [|Laingsburg] was basically destroyed on January 25, 1981, when 104 of its 900 inhabitants died during a flood that swept threw the town and left only about 25 houses standing

1990s

 * The [|1998 Yangtze River Floods] left 14 million people homeless, killed hundreds, and left billions of pounds worth of damage.
 * Bangladesh was flooded in 1998, with millions of people affected and hundreds killed.
 * The [|Red River Flood of 1997] (also called the Red River of the North Flood of 1997 in the United States) occurred in April and May 1997 along the [|Red River of the North] in [|North Dakota], [|Minnesota], (USA) and [|Manitoba] (Canada). It was the most severe flooding of the river since 1826.
 * The worst flood in Polish history hits the country in July 1997, killing 65 and causing extensive damage to [|Wroclaw] and [|Opole].
 * July 1996 saw severe floods in Central Honshū, Japan.
 * A dying typhoon hits Kyushu, Japan, in September 1996, causing severe floods in that region.
 * On May 8, 1995, severe floods cause extensive damage in Louisiana, USA.
 * The summer of 1993 was unusually wet for the USA, causing flooding in the southwest.
 * March 1993 the "No Name" storm, silently brought major flooding to Citrus County, FL
 * The [|Great Flood of 1993] was one of the most destructive floods in [|United States] history.
 * In [|Alaska], USA, from May to September 1992 it was unusually wet, causing the [|100 year flood]. Snow melt only made the floods worse.
 * January 1992 saw severe floods in South America, most notably Brazil.

2000s

 * In November 2009, [|record-breaking amounts of rain] were dumped on [|Cumbria], [|England] and [|Cork], [|Ireland], causing minor floods in Cork and major floods in Cumbria. During the floods, waters reached a UK record 8 ft deep in [|Cockermouth], [|Cumbria].
 * In June 2009, minor flooding hit parts of Sheffield City Centre in [|Sheffield], [|England]. Waters reached only about half a foot deep as the [|River Don] broke its banks, but considerable damage was still caused.
 * The [|2008 Indian floods] affected several states in India between July 2008 and September 2008 during an unusually wet monsoon season. The floods caused severe damage, and killed an estimated 2404 people.
 * The [|2007 Africa Floods] was one of the worst and most destructive floods in recorded history on the continent of Africa with 14 countries affected.
 * Between late May 2007 and early August 2007, severe [|2007 United Kingdom floods] hit most of the [|United Kingdom], with the most affected area in the country being [|Yorkshire]. The city of [|Sheffield] (in Yorkshire) was the worst affected city in the country, a months worth of rain fell on the city in just 18 hours on 25 June 2007, bursting the banks of the [|River Don] in that city. There were also fears that the [|Ulley Reservoir] in [|Sheffield] would fail, if it did it would have killed hundreds. 6 people were killed across the country.
 * The [|2007 Hunter Floods] inundated large areas of the cities of [|Maitland] and [|Newcastle] in [|Australia] in June 2007, claimed 11 lives and forced the evacuation of 4,000 people in Central Maitland.
 * Peninsular [|Malaysia], [|Sumatra], and [|Sabah] suffered floods between December 2006 and January 2007. It killed hundreds and forced 100,000 people to be evacuated in Johor alone. Floods hit the country's capital [|Jakarta] in January 2007, killing 80. It was the worst flood in Malaysia for over 100 years.
 * [|Ethiopia] saw one of its worst floods ever in August 2006.
 * The [|Mid-Atlantic States flood of 2006] in the eastern [|United States] is considered to be the worst in that region since the flooding caused by [|Hurricane David] in 1979.
 * [|Korea] (both [|North Korea] and [|South Korea]) saw one of its worst floods ever in May 2006.
 * In November 2005, in the [|Indian] states of [|Tamil Nadu] and [|Andhra Pradesh], many villages were isolated due to heavy rains caused by low-pressure areas in the [|Bay of Bengal].
 * Record rain across eastern Europe in August 2005 caused [|very severe flooding].
 * 80% of [|New Orleans], [|Louisiana], [|USA] was flooded due to the failure of several levees in August 2005 during [|Hurricane Katrina]. 1,076 people also died because of the [|hurricane].
 * Flooding in [|Mumbai], [|India], in July 2005 left over 700 dead. Some areas went under 5 m of water.
 * One of [|Canada]'s most devastating [|floods] occurred in southern [|Alberta] in June 2005. The flooding affected many [|major] [|metropolitan areas] including [|Calgary]. 4 deaths resulted from the three-week flood.
 * In January 2005, flooding on the rivers [|Eden], [|Kent], [|Derwent], [|Greta] and [|Cocker] as well as others in [|Cumbria], [|England], flooded about 2,000 properties and caused in excess of £250 million of damage. It was the worst flood in the history of the region of Cumbria (but it was beaten by the [|Cumbria flooding of November 2009]).[|[2]]
 * The [|Boscastle flood, 2004] on the 16 August in the village of [|Boscastle], [|Cornwall], [|United Kingdom], caused much damage to buildings in the Valency river valley. Further flooding took place in surrounding valleys, and in the town of [|Camelford]. It was Cornwall's worst flood since the [|Lynmouth] flood in 1952.
 * In 2002, the [|2002 Glasgow floods] hit [|Glasgow], [|Scotland], causing severe damage.
 * In 2002, the [|2002 European floods] hit Central Europe, causing major damage.
 * In June 2001, floods from [|Tropical Storm Allison] killed over 30 people in the [|Houston], [|Texas], area.
 * The [|2000 Mozambique flood], caused by heavy rains followed by a [|cyclone], covered much of the country for three weeks, killing thousands, leaving the country devastated for years afterwards.

2010s

 * 2011 Brazil floods of January are consider the worst in the country's history. As of Jan. 18, the floods have taken about 700 lives and 14,000 people are homeless mainly due to landslides.
 * The [|2010-2011 Queensland floods] are some of the worst the country of [|Australia] has ever seen.
 * The November [|2010 Colombia floods] and associated landslides killed 138 persons. 1.3 million were left homeless.
 * In November 2010, many areas of [|Cornwall], [|UK], were struck by floods. The worst hit area was the town of [|Par].
 * On August 4, 2010 at 9:25 am EST a major thunderstorm producing large hail and winds in excess of 60 mph (97 km/h) advanced at the leading edge of a cold front moving across the American Midwest, causing a flash flood that struck [|Louisville], [|Kentucky] and portions of the surrounding Kentuckiana region.
 * On July 26, 2010, heavy monsoon rains flooded most of [|Pakistan] in the [|2010 Pakistan floods]. This flood is still active.
 * In May 2010, [|Poland]'s Prime Minister [|Donald Tusk] informs the [|Sejm] that [|ongoing flooding] is "the worst natural disaster in the nation's history". [|(thenews.pl)]

As you can see, more big floods come recently. In 2000s, frequency of floods has increased 50% in 2000s than 1900s. In addition, there are 7 major flood occured already, although it is only 2011.

Here sea level of world. Imagine if ice melt and rainfall unmaeasurably. As reference, if Artarctica ice cap melts entirely, sea level will rice up to 70mm sea level. Most of land will be drowned.