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A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water...

Timeline of Events

1874

5.16.1874

A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.

1970

10.30.1970

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

7.18.1996

Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.

2004

9.23.2004

Hurricane Jeanne: At least 1,070 in Haiti are reported to have been killed by floods.