List of deadliest floods - Wikipedia
1953 Japan flood (1953 Northern Kyushu flood and 1953 Wakayama flood), mainly Kitakyushu, Kumamoto, Wakayama, Kizugawa, massive rain, flood, mudslide Japan 1953
8 of History’s Most Catastrophic Floods
Jun 22, 2017 · World War II‑Era Flood Was the Worst in D.C.’s History. While the war raged overseas, soldiers and civilians worked furiously to protect the capital against rising waters.
The 15 Most Devastating Floods in World History - Ranker
Sep 23, 2021 · Water can be incredibly dangerous, a powerful force strong enough to wipe entire cities off the map. Floods are one of nature's scariest natural disasters, and the worst floods in history have swept millions to their doom. People killed in floods often drown, but that is not the only source of death.
Top 30 worst floods in American history: Hurricane Harvey to …
Jul 17, 2019 · The worst weather event in Ohio history occurred in late March 1913, killing 467 people and flooding 40,000 homes. Excessive rainfall all over the state caused the flood.
Biggest Floods Ever Recorded in Human History - American Oceans
The North Sea Flood of 1212, also known as the St. Marcellus Flood, took the lives of around 36,000 people in the Netherlands. More recently, the North Sea Flood of 1953 inundated parts of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, killing over …
The world's largest floods, past and present: Their causes and ...
Oct 1, 2004 · This Circular summarizes a facet of this research by describing the causes and magnitudes of the world's largest floods, including those measured and described by modern methods in historic times, as well as floods of prehistoric times, for which the only records are those left by the floods themselves.
Biggest Floods in History—Does Mississippi Make the List?
May 26, 2011 · The largest known meteorological flood—one caused by rainfall, as in the current Mississippi River flood—happened in 1953, when the Amazon River overflowed.
15 Biggest and Worst Floods Ever in History - RankRed
Mar 16, 2020 · Bangladesh in 1974 recorded the biggest and the worst flood ever occurred due to the monsoons. The southeast Asian country had encountered numerous floods due to its geographical setting but never had seen such devastation.
The Unbelievable Story of Earth’s Most Epic Flood - PBS
Oct 11, 2022 · One day around 15,000 years ago, a wall of ice 2,000 feet tall and 30 miles wide suddenly broke wide open, and it unleashed the largest flood that we know of in the history of Earth.
What’s The Biggest Flood in History? - American Rivers
In 1889, the South Fork Dam north of Johnstown, Pennsylvania collapsed killing 2,200 people.