In January 1974 a flood occurred in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia after three weeks of continual rain. The Brisbane River, which runs through the heart of the city, broke its banks and flooded the surrounding areas. [2] The cyclone that produced the flood also flooded surrounding cities: Ipswich, Beenleigh, and the Gold Coast. [2] [3] Four decades on, take a look back at photos of the devastating floods that swamped Brisbane on the Australia Day weekend in 1974. Fourteen people died, at least 6,700 homes were inundated and there was $980 million ($8.1 billion in 2014 terms) of damage after the swollen Brisbane river surged through the city on Sunday January 27.
Gallery Brisbane's 1974 floods, 40 years on ABC News
On the last weekend of January in 1974, as Australians marked their national day, an already abnormally wet summer saw new, near-record rainfall that swept floodwater through the city of. The Australia Day Floods, January 1974 by Margaret Cook | Arcadia, Summer 2017, no. 15 - Arcadia Collection: Disaster Histories 1974 Flood Map In the La Niña year of 1974, an estimated 900 billion tons of rain fell throughout the state of Queensland in January alone. A man is winched to safety during the floods on January 28, 1974. George Lipman A car park with a lone Mini minor was just visible on the corner of Margaret and Albert Streets. This report on the disastrous Brisbane floods of January 1974 records both the meteorological situation and the flooding, and examines the performance of the Brisbane Valley Flood Forecasting and Warning System during the flood situation. The near-record rains which produced the Brisbane floods were part of a pattern
The intersection of South Brisbane's Boundary & Browning Streets during the 1974 flood r/brisbane
The 2014 Australia Day weekend marks 40 years since one of Brisbane's defining historical moments: the 1974 floods. The disaster caused 16 deaths, left 8000 people homeless and was thought to be a one in 100 year event - until January 2011. Brisbane's most devastating floods occurred after weeks of rain in late January 1974. The Brisbane River broke its banks and flooded thousands of homes. October 12, 2010 — 8.00am 1 / 38 The flooded Riverside Expressway while under construction, with a view of South Brisbane in the background, January 1974. In January 1974 a flood occurred in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia after three weeks of continual rain. The Brisbane River, which runs through the heart of the city, broke its banks and flooded the surrounding areas. The cyclone that produced the flood also flooded surrounding cities: Ipswich, Beenleigh, and the Gold Coast. Brisbane, Queensland, January 1974 Flood - Brisbane River Quick Statistics 13 Fatalities 300 Injured $68 million Insurance Costs 56 Homes Destroyed On 24 January 1974, torrential rain and record breaking floods were a direct result of Tropical Cyclone Wanda, which crossed north of Brisbane.
Brisbane's flood and the lessons of 1974 BBC News
The city centre was flooded when the Brisbane River broke its banks. The Port Office Hotel, situated close to the Brisbane River, was just one of about 13,000 Brisbane buildings affected by the 1974 floods. The total estimated cost of the damage was $980 million. More than 35,000 people were directly affected, with 16 dead (most by drowning. The '74 Floods. Festival Hall and Albert Street during the Brisbane River flood in 1974. Generated by a cyclone, the natural disaster claimed 16 lives and left 8000 people homeless. This document was ranked #137 in the Top 150 exhibition. View large map.
In the La Niña year of 1974, an estimated 900 billion tons of rain fell throughout the state of Queensland in January alone. As Brisbane, Queensland's capital city, prepared for its annual Australia Day public holiday on 26 January, a large monsoonal trough, associated with Cyclone Wanda, hovered above the 13,500 km² Brisbane River catchment. Brisbane's 1974 floods 19 Images Forty years on from the 1974 floods, we take a look at the most devastating natural disaster to strike the city. January 24, 2014 — 9.01pm. Save.
Gallery Brisbane's 1974 floods, 40 years on ABC News
4:18pm Mar 1, 2022 Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today confirmed the "unbelievable" statistic that Queensland had been hit with more rainfall now than the devastating flood of 1974. "It is off the charts," Ms Palaszczuk said of the deadly rain bomb which has hammered south-east Queensland and is now moving down the New South Wales coast. Explore the scope and scale of the 1974 floods, which hit much of South East Queensland. The overall damage bill was close to $1billion.Australia Day, 1974,.
