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Top 10 Worst Floods of all Time


Human being has been going through several tough situations since his existence. All these
tough situations make man tough and make him successful in life. The stronger and mightier
will survive. This statement is true even in case of the man. Nature eliminates the less strong
as per the Survival of the fittest policy. One such tough situation that a man faces in life are
natural calamities. Natural calamities are one such test that God puts us through to decide we
are strong enough to survive. It also is a wake up call for the mankind that The Judgement
Day is near and its time we change our habits. One such deadly calamity is floods. Overflowing
of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines (over dry land) is said to be a flood.
Floods cause irreparable and immense losses. Technology advancements have lead to the
discovery of Cyclone warning systems and have also improved disaster management
techniques. But, even then floods occur because they happen with Gods will. Listed below are
the Top 10 Worst Floods of all time:

10. North Sea Flood, Netherlands 1212

This flood started off in June, 1212 in


Netherlands (Now Holland) and it
ended after 6 months (including
relocation and cleanup activities). It
started off with a slight drizzle and
ended up creating havoc. It took about
60,000 lives along with it. It caused
irreparable loss to life and property. It
even affected the far off English
Coast. People were dislocated,
buildings collapsed, roads got
uprooted and property being carried
away by the flood water. The citizens
of Netherlands had lost faith on life
after this debacle. Faith had to
re-entrusted, the cities had to be
rebuilt after this incident. This process took more than 2 years to happen. Even today, 1212
North Sea floods name brings in a tremor in the peoples mind. The technology available then
wasnt enough to give Cyclone warnings, to go about with fast rescue operations. If the
technology were there, several thousands of lives could have been saved.

9. St. Lucias Flood, Netherlands 1287

St. Lucias flood affected Netherlands and North Germany on December 12, 1287. A storm tide
was responsible for this disaster which took away lives of around 70,000 innocent people. Some
of the places like Friesland got permanently flooded. There was hardly any water in the water
bodies/lakes before the storm hit Netherlands. After the flood, the country was left with water
everywhere. Some of the places got completely submerged eliminating human life completely
(at those places). A storm surge occurs when an extreme low pressure coincides with a high
tide. One such surge lead to this cataclysm. This storm is referred to as Great storm and flood
referred to as St Lucia Flood. A significant percentage of the countrys population came down
after this incident. The property loss included destruction of cities of Winchelsea and Broomhill.
A cliff at Hastings collapsed as a result of the flood. The only positive of this flood was it bought
in direct sea access to the village of Amsterdam because all the other villages in between were
destroyed and this lead to the development of Amsterdam into a major and highly developed
City.

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destroyed and this lead to the development of Amsterdam into a major and highly developed
City.

8. Yangtze River Flood, China 1911

The Yangtze River is the longest River in Asia and the third longest river in the world. It flows for
6000Km starting from a glacier in Tibet to Eastern China. It is the main source of irrigation,
transport and sanitation for China. It also has The Three Gorges dam built across it which
produces most of Chinas power. It experiences seasonal flooding which are not severe but the
flood in 1911 made this river shed this tag. This flood killed around 100,000 people. The cities
surrounding this river are densely populated. This fact made the 1911 flood more dreadful and
costly. This flood made 3, 75,000 homeless and lead of property less of several thousand
millions. Chinas annual GDP had a decline due to this catastrophe. This calamity resulted in the
River extending its borders up to 80 miles (was initially 35 miles).

7. Hanoi and Red River Delta Flood, North Vietnam


1971

The Red River Delta flood affected North Vietnam on 1st Aug, 1971 and killed more than
100,000 people. This event marked the centurys most serious weather events throughout the
world. The fact that this calamity took place during a war Vietnam War doubled its effect.
Heavy rains hit the city of Hanoi continuously and intensely. The heavily populated Hanoi is not
much far above sea level. These reasons magnified the effect of the flood killing millions of
people, wiping out valuable crops, carrying away the essentials and homes of people who were
already facing severe hardship due to the war. The fact that the river had little tributaries added
to the devastation. After this flood, efforts were put in to stop a disaster of such huge magnitude
in the future by building dams and creating artificial river tributaries. In spite of all those efforts,
the Red River is still vulnerable to floods. This flood made people realize that a superpower
named God existed who was above all the countries and people. This realization made people
to call off the ongoing war.

6. St. Felixs Flood, Netherlands -1530

The 1530 St. Felix Flood happened on November 5, 1530. This day came to be known as Evil
Saturday later. Most of the parts of Flanders and Zeeland (Part of Netherlands) were washed
away. Eighteen villages were washed away, and whole of East Yerseke was swept away
except for the city of Reimerswaal. People considered this as a Godly thing, but the fact was
that this city was built at a higher level when compared to its surroundings. This city was left as
an Island and today, it has completely turned into a salt marsh area. More than 120,000 people
were killed, the property loss was approximated to be more than 100 million U.S $. This flood
was again due to a surge and lead to the reduction of Netherlands total area (submerging). The
absence of Cyclone Precautionary Warning and efficient rescue operation resulted in this grave
misfortune.

5. Yangtze River Flood, China 1935

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The Yangtze River Flood, 1935 was one of the major disasters that China has ever experienced.
It is biggest incident to happen across the River Yangtze. It happened at a time when there was
turmoil, chaos and disaster spread throughout the world. It killed around 145,000 people,
injured a few millions and left lots of people dislocated. The after-effects of this catastrophe were
so dreadful that the people who survived this disaster were killed due to no/little food. Majority of
the survivors were killed either due to this reason or due to the dreadful diseases which were
spread throughout China. The diseases included Conjunctivitis, Dermatitis, Malaria,
Tuberculosis (no cure). The corpses also lead to several contagious dangerous diseases. A few
of those committed suicides not able to find jobs, feeling the pressure of carrying a family
forward.

4. Banqiao Dam Failure, China 1975

The Banqiao dam is built across the river Ru in Zhumadian city. It is a huge structure built in
1949 and produces around 20GW of power. It has a total capacity of 492 million cubic
metres,and the dam crest level is 117 metres above sea level. Many Chinese cities depend on
this dam for electricity. This dam is also a source of irrigation and transport to thousands of
people. This dam is equal to 9 thermal power plants in terms of electricity generation. Officially
this dam failure is considered a natural disaster, but a few facts and a few sources indicate it to
be intentional. Intentional refers to poor construction, engineering and man-made effects. Stats
indicate that this dam was constructed to survive a once in 1000 years flood but this particular
flood turned out to be once in 2000 years flood. It occurred in August, 1975, as a result of the
collision between SuperTyphoon Nina and Cold front. More than a years rain fell in 24 hours
which forecasts failed to predict. Communications to the dam were lost due to wiring failure. The
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