2011‚ the state capital of Queensland‚ Brisbane‚ faced the second highest flood since the start of the 20th century. Major flooding occurred throughout the Brisbane River catchment‚ the Lockyer Creek and Bremer River. Which has now fundamentally impacted the residential property market. At the peak of the flood‚ approximately 11‚900 homes were completely flooded while a further 14‚700 homes were partially flooded. Numerous flood height records were broken and many suffered vastly from economic‚ social
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Floods come every year and more or loss welcomed since flood waters leave the soil silt-enriched.But when they start playing havoc with human life and property they become a horrible catastrophe.Than they bring disaster and destruction and leave behind hunger disease and death.Crops are destroyed.Green fields turn into vast lakes.Mud-houses collapse.Both men and animals are drowned.Roads‚bridges and highways are swept away.All means of communication and transportation are upset and shattered
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FLASH FLOOD Flash flood is one of the natural disasters that harmful to people. This kind of natural disaster usually cannot be expected by people because flash flood is a sudden occurrence. Flash flood happened suddenly with very little warning. So that‚ this will become a hazard situation when nobody knows that there will be happen a flood while all of them are busy doing their job. This shows that it is important to be aware of any signs of the flood and always remember to get to the high ground
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2013 North India floods From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia 2013 North India floods NASA satellite imagery of Northern India on June 17‚ showing rainclouds that led to the disaster NASA satellite imagery of Northern India on June 17‚ showing rainclouds that led to the disaster Fatalities: About 5‚700 (presumed dead) (as of 16 July 2013) Damages: 365 houses destroyed‚ 275 houses partially damaged (in Uttarakhand)[1] 4‚200 villages affected[2] Areas affected: India India (Uttarakhand
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The Johnstown Flood The Johnstown flood is tragic story. Almost a myth these days‚ thousands of lives were lost only hundreds saved. David McCullough artfully tells the story of the dam that broke‚ because of ignorance and neglect‚ and the individual lives that it affected‚ he crafts together the facts of the disaster with the emotion making you see and feel the pain and hurt. When the huge dam broke and hundreds of thousands of gallons of water went rushing down into the valley there was nothing
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Flash flood From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Driving through a flash-flooded road Nepal Monsoon A flash flood after a thunderstorm in the Gobi‚ Mongolia A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas: washes‚ rivers‚ dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm‚ hurricane‚ tropical storm‚ or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields. Flash floods may occur after the collapse
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Table of Contents Hong Leong Bank Berhad 2 Background 2 Expansion in Peninsular Malaysia 3 Owner 4 Board of Directors 4 Secretary 4 Values‚ Vision and Mission Statement 5 Vision 5 Mission Statement 5 Social Responsibilities 6 Scholarship 6 Environmental Preservation 6 Student Assistance 7 School Building Fund 7 Community Welfare 7 Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct 9 Interview with Hong Leong Bank Branch Manager (Satok‚ Kuching) 9 Assessment toward Hong Leong
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Though there are many things in common between the Sumerian and Hebrew stories of the Flood‚ there are also many differences. It stated that both are required to build an ark along with taking every kind of animal onboard. They are also similar in the fact that the flood is called upon by God or the gods because of man’s actions. Similarly‚ both Noah and Utnapishtim are from Mesopotamia.(Lambert) There are a few dissimilarities along with the story‚ the main being the fact that in the Hebrew version
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Alice Paul February 2‚ 2014 Did you ever wonder how women got their rights‚ and who helped make that happen? There were many women that helped get their rights in the past‚ such as Alice Stokes Paul. Alice Paul was a suffragist and women’s right activist that was born on January 11th 1885 in Moorestown‚ New Jersey‚ USA. She changed the world in many different ways‚ however she did go through tough times while making change to the world. Although Alice was only
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Operation Flood was a rural development programme started by India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in 1970. One of the largest of its kind‚ the programme objective was to create a nationwide milk grid. It resulted in making India the largest producer of milk and milk products‚ and hence is also called the White Revolution of India. It also helped reduce malpractices by milk traders and merchants. This revolution followed the Indian Green Revolution and helped in alleviating poverty and
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