2015 Event Flooding from recent heavy rains in Texas has resulted in over 200 rescues and at least 27 deaths to date; several people have also been reported missing 2014 Event Flooding in Malaysia has caused evacuations of over 100,000 people and has resulted in at least 10 deaths 2014 Event North Carolina is hit by Category 2 Hurricane Arthur, causing some flooding and the risk of storm surges 2013 Event Flooding in New Zealand's district of Whanganui causes authorities to declare a state of emergency 2013 Event The Chinese province of Fujian faces heavy rains and flooding from Typhoon Fitow 2013 Event The Northern Philippines are hit by Typhoon Usagi, causing flooding, landslides and disruptions in power, communication and transportation 2013 Event The Canterbury Region of New Zealand experiences the worst flooding in 20 years; Leeston and Lyttelton are the towns hardest hit 2013 Event An estimated 40-50,000 residents, about 30-35% of all residents of Piedras Negras, Mexico, where devastated by flooding June 14 and 15 2012 Event Unseasonal flooding in Morocco causes three people to drown 2012 Event After last months extensive flooding, North Korea asks the United Nations for food aid 2012 Event Pensacola, Florida and adjacent areas experience widespread flooding after over 12 inches of rain falls on the area 2012 Event In China, violent rainfalls and flooding in the Hunan Province destroy a bridge and 3,500 homes, causing Pinhjiang County to evacuate 28,000 people 2011 Event Thailand's Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, reveals it is impossible to protect Bangkok from flooding; calls the floods a 'national crisis' 2011 Event Typhoon Nesat causes 43 deaths in the Philippines; forecasts predict Typhoon Nalgae will cause further flooding problems 2011 Event New England's state of Vermont experiences the worst flooding in 100 years 2011 Event In efforts to save Baton Rouge and New Orleans from floods, the Morganza Spillway is opened on the Mississippi River, deliberately flooding 3,000 square miles of rural Louisiana 2011 Event The U.S. Coast Guard responds to heavy flooding by closing a section of the Mississippi River near Caruthersville, Missouri 2010 Event After facing heavy flooding and mudslides, the President of Venezuela declares a state of emergency in the state of Falcon 2010 Event In Sichuan, China, massive flooding sweeps two passenger train carriages into the river 2010 Event The death toll from the Gansu province flooding and landslide disaster rises to 702 with 1,100 people missing 2010 Event Ongoing flooding and landslides in Gansu Province, China, kill 127 people and result in 2,000 missing 2009 Event At least 99 people are killed after flash flooding and the failure of the Situ Gintung dam in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia 2004 Event Tropical Storm Jeanne kills more than 550 during flooding in Haiti 2000 Event At least 700 died in flooding in Mozambique 1984 Event Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed 1970 Event Flooding ravages Ganges delta, 200,000-1 million killed 1966 Event Flooding of Arno River (Italy) destroys countless art works, kills 113 1953 Event Flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835 1947 Event Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 and causes $850M in damage 1942 Event 3' of rain falls on Pennsylvania, flooding kills 15 1927 Event Tropical storm flooding kills 84 in Winooski River Valley (Vt) 1906 Event Heavy storm bursts dike flooding Vlissingen, Netherlands 1375 Event Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands
