Overall Green Flood in Australia from 22 Jan 2012 00:00 UTC to 07 Mar 2012 23:59 UTC

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Overall Green Flood

in Australia

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 3894
Death:	2
Displaced:	13000
Countries:	Australia
From - To	22 Jan - 07 Mar

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The silver lining: a land recharged 3/10/2012 2:54:00 PM.

THOUSANDS of people have been forced from their homes, countless crops and livestock have been lost, and the NSW government estimates it will cost more than $500 million to repair ruined infrastructure.

Outlook for April ... more floods 3/9/2012 6:26:00 PM.

The misery of flood-stricken New South Wales and Victoria will continue for weeks as waters continue to surge down major river systems with warnings of more heavy rain next month.Evacuation orders and warnings were in place yesterday...

Australia: Towns swamped as Forbes faces flood peak 3/8/2012 7:00:00 PM.

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Country: Australia The Lachlan River was expected to peak at Forbes overnight as flooding continued across southern and central-western New South Wales. Elsewhere, more communities were ordered to

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Floods Spread in New South Wales After Record Rain 3/8/2012 7:23:00 AM.

Floodwaters spread in New South Wales , cutting the town of Forbes in three, as Australia’s most populous state was hit by the most rain in 38 years last week. Evacuation orders are in place in Griffith, a town of about 25,000 people 613 ki

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