1971 Canberra flood

1971 Canberra flood

The 1971 Canberra flood was a flash flood that occurred on 26 January, 1971 in the Woden Valley of Canberra, Australia. The flood killed seven people, injured 15 and affected 500 people.EMA Disasters Database [http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/6a1bf6b4b60f6f05ca256d1200179a5b/bf5eb05feb98ef76ca256d3300057ba6?OpenDocument "Woden Valley, Canberra, ACT: Flash Flood"] ] The insurance damage was estimated at AUD$ 1 million. It was estimated that around 95 mm of rain fell in one hour during this event. [Bureau of Meteorology [http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/sevwx/flashfact.shtml "Facts on Flash Floods in NSW"] ]

References

See also

* Severe storms in Australia
* List of disasters in Australia by death toll


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