floods

The instability of a dam project near the town of Lorca in North Spain causes an inundation killing nearly 1000 people.

With the construction of the multipurpose Hirakud Dam across the River Mahanadi in India, multipupose river valley projects emerge in India.

A severe famine hits the Deccan region in India from 1630–1632.

The greatest flood on the Red River in recorded history destroys most fur trading posts in Manitoba, Canada.