Floods have rocked different parts of the world in forms of natural disasters as well as man-made calamities from time to time and 2015 was not an exception. Some caused great loss and received wide attention, while some others just went by. Floods at many places this year have submerged towns and villages and even claimed hundreds of lives. Here are five of the worst floods that the world suffered from in 2015.

MYANMAR

Treacherous storms, flooding and landslides that began in July and went on until September took more than hundreds of lives and caused damages worth billions of dollars across Myanmar. The flood that followed the storms affected 1.6 million people, according to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. The floods also displaced 385,000 households, and affected 12 out of 14 of the country’s provinces, the U.N. reported.

SOUTH CAROLINA, U.S.A

In October, South Carolina endured the heaviest rains in its history that was termed nothing less than “catastrophic” by the media. Counties and municipalities were put under curfews and state of emergency was declared. According to economists, the two-day storm that caused the South Carolina floods have incurred a damage of US$12 billion (AU$17 billion). Dams broken, people killed and properties incurred huge damages in the biggest flood South Carolina has ever witnessed.

CHENNAI, INDIA

Heavy rainfalls that started in November gave way to floods that resulted in the death of 188 people in Tamil Nadu, India. Incessant rains for a week that were caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal brought the city to a standstill. Fresh rains in the last few days have caused floods in Chennai once again, which stranded hundreds of plane passengers and thousands of commuters after authorities have called off trains and flights in and out of the city. Electricity was cut off in the city for nearly a week.

WASHINGTON, USA

A powerful storm in mid-November triggered off floods and mudslides in Washington state, killing at least three people and cutting out power from 185,000 homes and businesses. Trees fell due to strong winds that blew at 70 mph. Schools and highways remained closed for several days. The roads were blocked by large amount of debris from mudslides according to reports.

MARIANA, BRAZIL

Dams holding wastewater at the iron ore Samarco mine in south-eastern Brazil had burst in early November, causing serious floods in towns downstream. Mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale SA jointly owned the mine. The man-made calamity claimed 13 lives so far. In the aftermath of the disaster, a number of people went missing. Brazilian authorities are planning to charge company with a huge fine that could be as high as US$5.2 billion (AU$7.09 billion).

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