1874    A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.

1970    In Vietnam, the worst monsoon to hit the area in six years causes large floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless and virtually halts the Vietnam War.

1996    Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.

2004    Hurricane Jeanne: At least 1,070 in Haiti are reported to have been killed by floods.