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News on flood damage
Record flooding destroys homes along the Mendenhall River near Juneau, Alaska
- Aug, 05, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Damage (Structural) Erosion Other Structural Other Geotechnical General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Alaska, Juneau
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The water level in Mendenhall Lake near Juneau, Alaska, crested at 14.97 feet at around 11.15p.m. on Saturday, with the previous record being 11.99 feet in 2016. Flooding came as a result of the sud...
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California’s Tulare “ghost” lake reemerges
- Mar, 21, 2023
- Groundwater & Seepage Environmental Engineering General Civil Hydraulic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, California
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
California’s Tulare Lake, a “ghost” lake that was dried up during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, has recently reemerged due to record snowfall. Tulare Lake is located roughly between Los An...
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Floods in two earthquake-hit provinces in Turkey
- Mar, 15, 2023
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Turkey, Şanlıurfa
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Large scale flooding occurred in two Turkish provinces, just over 5 weeks after the catastrophic earthquake that hit the country. More specifically, the provinces of Adiyaman and Sanliurfa were flo...
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Malaysian floods: 3 casualties and 36,000 displaced so far
- Feb, 28, 2023
- General Civil Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Malaysia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Heavy rainfall in Malaysia has caused 36,000 people to be evacuated in 266 relief centers and has claimed 3 lives so far. The annual monsoon season in Malaysia started in November and is expected t...
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Devastating Floods in Japan
The torrential rains in Japan have caused flooding and landslides that have forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes. At least 27 people were injured and 25 missing according to the authori...
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