The flood waters spread Dispersal across a range of almost from north to south , affecting Influence 17 counties .

Subsequent flooding Motion , caused Causation largely as a result of fatal Killing engineering flaws in the flood Catastrophe protection system known as levees around the city of New Orleans , precipitated Causation most of the loss Earnings_and_losses of lives .

multiple investigations Scrutiny in the aftermath of the storm Catastrophe concluded Coming_to_believe that the u.s. army corps of engineers , which had designed Creating and built Building the region 's levees decades earlier , was responsible for the failure of the flood-control systems , though federal courts later ruled Legal_rulings that the corps could not be held financially liable because of sovereign immunity in the flood control Control act of 1928 .

Ten months after the storm 's passage , the skull of an 81-year-old man , who was believed Know to have been swept Scouring away by flood Catastrophe waters , was discovered Know .

The 1953 North Sea flood Catastrophe was a major flood Catastrophe caused Causation by a heavy storm Catastrophe that occurred Presence on the night of Saturday , 31 January 1953 and morning of Sunday , 1 February 1953 .

The flood Catastrophe and waves overwhelmed Destroying sea defences and caused Causation extensive flooding Motion .

The 1953 North Sea flood Catastrophe was a major flood Catastrophe caused Causation by a heavy storm Catastrophe that occurred Presence on the night of Saturday , 31 January 1953 and morning of Sunday , 1 February 1953 .

Minor wind and coastal flood damage Damaging was reported Reporting in Louisiana .

Lake Champlain stayed Temporary_stay at flood stage for 67 days from April to June , and on May 10 , 2011 , the lake broke Destroying its previous flood level set in 1869 by reaching Arriving 102.8 ft. at Rouses Point , New York .

Lake Champlain stayed Temporary_stay at flood stage for 67 days from April to June , and on May 10 , 2011 , the lake broke Destroying its previous flood level set in 1869 by reaching Arriving 102.8 ft. at Rouses Point , New York .

Vice President of Malawi Saulos Chilima stated Statement that over 200,000 Malawian people have been displaced by the flood Catastrophe .

The flood was part of the aftermath of an intense storm Catastrophe that hit Krasnodar , dropping Motion almost half a year 's worth of rainfall on the region over two days .

Eyewitnesses reported Reporting that the flood hit Attack the city around 2 a.m. local time on 7 July 2012 when most residents were asleep .

The flood wave reached Arriving the height of 7 m ( 23 ft ) , submerging Motion many houses to the ceiling and drowning those who could not escape Escaping in time .

Singh was criticised Judgment_communication for not dealing Arranging with the flood of illegal Legality immigrants from Bangladesh .

On July 10 , 2011 , it was announced Expressing_publicly that the 2011 fair Social_event would be cancelled Change_event_time because of the 2011 Souris River flood Motion a month before which left Causation much of the grounds underwater .

Other communities in Mexico reported Reporting significant flood damage .

While delegates at the Consultation ( provisional government ) debated Communication the war 's motives , Texians and a flood Motion of volunteers from the United States defeated Conquering the small garrisons of Mexican soldiers by mid-December 1835 .

The storm later killed Killing 15 people in southern China after a group of hikers were washed away in a flash flood on Hainan Island .

Severe weather warnings Warning and a number of flood Catastrophe alerts Warning were issued Expressing_publicly by the UK 's Environment Agency , and many areas were hit Arriving by flash floods Catastrophe that overwhelmed Destroying properties and caused Causation power cuts .

The flood Catastrophe occurred Coming_to_be during Tanzania 's rainy season the , months of March , April , and May , during which rainfall ranges Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale from about 150mm to 250 mm .

The 2015 Tanzania flood Catastrophe occurred Presence on 4 March 2015 in Shinyanga Region , Tanzania .

The flood Catastrophe further affected Influence some 3,500 people .

Crops such as maize and cotton and livestock were impacted Influence by the flood Catastrophe .

As a result , least 50 people were killed Killing and another 82 were wounded Bodily_harm in the flood Catastrophe .

Reported Statement at the time to be the worst flood Catastrophe in the nation 's history , the disaster Catastrophe decimated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale banana plantations and population centers after rivers flowed Motion up to above normal .

In a single town , between 2,000 and 5,000 people were killed Killing overnight after a massive flood Motion inundated Destroying the area .

By 1914 , the remaining core region of the Ottoman Empire had experienced a population increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of around 2.5 million because of the flood of immigration from the Balkans .

The death Death toll was expected to rise Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale as flood Catastrophe waters receded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale , allowing Preventing_or_letting rescuers to reach Arriving stranded vehicles .

An unexpected flash flood Catastrophe caused Causation by a thunderstorm raced through Toowoomba 's central business district .

A few days later , thousands of houses in Ipswich and Brisbane were inundated Destroying as the Brisbane River rose and Wivenhoe Dam used a considerable proportion of its flood mitigation capacity .

The 2007 Bihar flood Catastrophe , which started Process_start in August 2007 , was described Statement by the United Nations as the worst flood Catastrophe in the `` living memory '' of Bihar .

The 2007 Bihar flood Catastrophe , which started Process_start in August 2007 , was described Statement by the United Nations as the worst flood Catastrophe in the `` living memory '' of Bihar .

It is believed Statement to be the worst flood Catastrophe in Bihar in the last 30 years .

By 10 August , aid workers in Bihar reported Reporting that there was a dramatic increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of people with diarrhoea and by 11 August , flood Catastrophe deaths Death were still occurring Coming_to_be .

Overall , a total of ten people were killed Killing by the storm Catastrophe and nearly 100 others were injured Bodily_harm , and combined Cause_to_amalgamate with an earlier flood , the storm Catastrophe caused $ 71 million ( 2007 USD ) in damage Damaging .

The 2010 Gascoyne River flood Catastrophe was regarded as the most severe flood Catastrophe to take place Process_start along the Gascoyne River in Western Australia on record Recording .

The 2010 Gascoyne River flood Catastrophe was regarded as the most severe flood Catastrophe to take place Process_start along the Gascoyne River in Western Australia on record Recording .

In Massachusetts , flood Catastrophe water levels surpassed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale those during the 1938 Long Island hurricane , breaching multiple dams and inundating adjacent towns and roads .

The storm produced Manufacturing the state 's largest flood on record Recording , which effectively split Destroying the state into two by destroying Destroying bridges and cutting Removing communications .

Sixty-five of Thailand 's 76 provinces were declared Expressing_publicly flood disaster zones , and over of farmland was damaged Damaging .

A 2015 study suggests Convincing increasing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale odds for potential flooding Catastrophe similar to the 2011 flood intensity to occur Presence in the future .

It is the first and strongest historical flood Catastrophe series in the history of Loreto , preceding the floods Catastrophe in 1986 .

With the majority of this falling Motion_directional in a three-hour span , an unprecedented flash flood took place Process_start on the island .

Ormoc City , located past where the Anilao and Malbasag rivers converge , suffered Damaging the brunt of the flood .

The rainfall caused Causation several rivers and creeks to flood Motion , especially around the Texas Hill Country and northern Texas , leading to Causation severe damage .

The 2008 Tanana Valley flood or the 2008 Fairbanks flood was a flood Catastrophe in late July and early August 2008 that affected Influence several rivers in the central portion of the American state of Alaska .

several hundred homes were inundated Destroying by the flood Catastrophe in fairbanks , unk , unincorporated fairbanks north star borough , nenana , and smaller villages , but due to early warnings Warning from the national weather service , volunteer fire departments , and the borough 's emergency contact system , no one was injured Bodily_harm .

The area affected Influence by the flood Catastrophe was declared Expressing_publicly a state disaster area , making Causation residents whose homes were flooded Destroying eligible for state aid Assistance .

The long-term effects Influence of the flood Catastrophe , including its effect Influence on the salmon spawning season , are as yet unknown .