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The Australian state of New South Wales, since colonisation, has been subjected to devastating flooding in its rivers.〔(Although generic, this trove page has many links to historical floods )〕 Floods were experienced early in European settlement – Gundagai's flood of the early 19th century is still one of the highest tolls of disasters of its type. Floods can devastate local communities, but they also impact the entire economy (Hanson, J. 2011). New South Wales, Australia, has experienced the effects of what a flood can do to a community. Australia experienced its worst flooding disasters in 2010 and 2011 with a series of floods occurring in several states between March 2010 and February 2011. (Cheong, F & Cheong C. 2011). This flood was deemed to be one of the worst floods Australia and New South Wales had experienced. ==Gundagai floods== Gundagai is a small town situated in New South Wales, Australia. By the morning of Thursday, June 24 the township was isolated and incredibility wet, with almost three weeks of heavy rain. It is believed that at least 89 people perished as a result flood. This accounts for at least 35 per cent of the population of Gundagai in 1852. (Doubleday, W). 2012). Floods had occurred here before in 1844, but the 1852 flood was larger with a higher death toll. (Lawson, M. 2013). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Floods in New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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