Flooding Collection (page 2)

Philae Temple - Aswan, Egypt
Philae - originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile River in southern Egypt, and was the site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex

Germany - Monschau - Eifel Region - River Rur in flood Date: circa 1910s

Germany - Monschau - Eifel Region - Rur River in flood
Monschau (French: Montjoie, Walloon: Mondjoye) is a small resort town in the Eifel region of western Germany, located in the district Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The Rur River in flood

Daniel in Egypt praying toward Jerusalem
Daniel Chapter 6, verse10: " And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God

Record rainfall, Ealing Common, West London
Record rainfall on the evening of 15 June 1903 at Ealing Common, West London. 1903

Communist China - teachers doing manual work
Communist China - teachers from Qinghua (Tsinghua) University and Beijing University forced to do heavy manual work during the Cultural Revolution period

Red car driving through water, Sidmouth, Devon
Red car driving through water in a street in Sidmouth, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Somerset Levels, Somerset
The Somerset Levels, a sparsely populated coastal plain and wetland area of central Somerset, running south from the Mendip Hills to the Blackdown Hills

Jamaica - Jubilee Square, Port Royal
Slide showing a photograph of a mast on the sand at Port Royal, named after Queen Victorias jubilee. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour

Jamaica - Street Scene, Port Royal
Slide showing a photograph of a street in Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica

Floods at Youngs Park, Goodrington, Paignton, Devon. Strong east winds and high tides caused waves 50 feet high to break over the sea wall, flooding the park to a depth of eight feet

Flooding in Cologne, Germany - Hohenzollern Bridge
January 1920 - The River Rhine bursts its banks and floods the German City of Cologne (Koln). Note the tower of the Hohenzollern Bridge, destroyed in WW2 to slow the allied advance. Date: 1920

Namur - Belgium - Food and Mail distribution - Flooding
Namur - Belgium - Food and Mail distribution to those stranded by the flooding of the River Meuse in January 1926. Date: 1926

Cartoon, mopping up at the Criterion Theatre, London
Cartoon -- They are getting the water out of the Criterion with all speed. Henry James Byron (1835-1884) is shown mopping up at the Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly, London, after some flooding

Flooding in Paris - Parisian punting down Rue Massillon
Flooding in Paris - A very typical Parisian punting down Rue Massillon on an old door, with Notre Dame in the background - 30th January, 1910. Date: 1910

River Seine in flood, Saint Germain, France, WW2
River Seine in flood at Saint Germain, France, WW2. 1940s

Cartoon, English actors will soon be crowded out. 1880

Dutch Dykes Burst
Terrible flooding caused by the bursting of dykes in the Netherlands Date: 17th century

Irrigated Field, Egypt
Water lying in a field irrigated with water from the Nile Date: 1904

During Paris Floods 1910
During the Paris inundations, three ladies leave their Avenue Montaigne home by boat, taking with them hat box, bird cage, and other baggage, not forgetting the dog January 1910

Rothenthurmstrasse, Vienna, Austria
Rothenthurmstrasse (Red Tower Street), Vienna, Austria, with flooding in the foreground. Date: circa 1900

Mesopotamia Island, Oxford - Flooding
Mesopotamia, a narrow island that forms part of the University Parks, Oxford, England. It lies between the upper and lower levels of the River Cherwell. Flooding of the river over the area. Date: 1904

Flooded river, Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Passaic River in flood, Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA -- the river frequently floods after heavy rainfall or snow thaw. Showing buildings, mills and chimneys. Date: circa 1890s

Ilyushin IL-76D 90VD rushes aid to Philippine surge flooding victims - PR 151113

Man and child at door of riverside cottage in Alport, Derbys
A man and his daughter stand at the front door of a very basic cottage by the river. George Barnshaw on the left is a visitor to the area

Flooding in Port Arthur, Texas, USA, 16-17 August 1915. Showing people standing in deep water at the corner of Austin Avenue and Proctor, near the First National Bank (right). Date: 1915

Jamaica - Jamaica Anchorage
Slide showing a photograph of the view from the arsenal at Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica

Jamaica - Panorama from Arsenal
Slide showing a photograph of the view from the arsenal at Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica

Jamaica - Panorama of Port Royal
Slide showing a photograph over looking Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica

Big gun going forward across waterlogged battle zone, WW1
British soldiers moving a big gun forward across a waterlogged battle zone in Flanders in 1918 - demonstrating the famous mud and flooding of the Western Front. Date: 1918

The Channel Tunnel - hints to engine drivers, Heath Robinson
Heroic endeavour of an engine-driver to stop a leak. An engine driver sticks his head in a hole threatening to flood the Channel Tunnel - a humorous scenario envisaged by William Heath Robinson

Sluices of Nieuport (Nieuwpoort), Belgium, WW1
Sluices of Nieuport (Nieuwpoort), Belgium, First World War. Date: 1914-1918

At Moist Maidenhead by C. E. Peto
Scenes captured in silhouette of Maidenhead, the fashionable riverside town in Berkshire, coping with flooding early 1915

Map of Low Countries by G. H. Davis
Defence by inundation: the Low Countries bar against invasion. A pictorial map drawn in the early weeks of the Second World War

Floods at Hankow (Hankou), China. Date: circa 1890

Plan of 18th centurary Mons, Belgium
A detailed engraving of 18th centurary Mons in Belgium, indicating how it used its system of locks to keep the city from flooding. Date: 1780

Norwich flooded 1912
The Great deluge in East Anglia. General view of the floods in Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. August 1912

Japan - Flooding at Karuizawa - 10th August, 1910. Here we can see the attempts to build dams across the roaring torrent. Date: 1910

London - The Cloisters of Westminster Abbey
Bright sunshine flooding into the Cloisters of Westminster Abbey, London. Date: circa 1912

Nogent-sur-Marne, France - L Avenue Neptune flooded
Nogent-sur-Marne, France - L Avenue Neptune (!) flooded - January, 1910. Date: 1910

Record Rainfall - flooding at Brentford Docks
Record Rainfall in June 1903 - flooding at Brentford Docks. Date: 1903

Submarine training at HMS Vernon, a shore establishment or stone frigate of the Royal Navy at Chatham Dockyard, Kent. Operating the flooding gear in the escape chamber of a Submarine. Date: late 1930s

Panoramic view of the flooding at Edirne, Turkey Date: circa 1910

Edirne, Turkey - Flooding. Area around the Mihal Bridge with Mosque in distance. Date: circa 1910

Liege, Belgium - Flood of 1910
Flooded street in Liege, Belgium - 27th February 1910. Date: 1910

LCC-LFB Flooding caused by burst water main in street
An area of Hammersmith and Fulham extensively flooded following the fracture of a large diameter water main in the street

Boys having fun during Medway floods, Kent
A group of boys having fun on their way home from school after the River Medway overflowed its banks. All along the Upper Medway Valleys from Maidstone to Tunbridge

Saving a baby from flooded building, South Wales
A baby is handed to safety after houses were swept away when heavy rains hit the Aberdare area of South Wales. circa 1911

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