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  Event Details  
  Event Title   South-East Qld / Northern NSW: Floods   
  Event Category   Flood   
  GLIDE Number      
  Event Start Date   03/14/1974   
  Event End Date   03/20/1974   
 

Duration of Event

   6 day/s   
         
  Location  
  Zone   Queensland   
  Region   Brisbane, Lismore (QLD)   
  Map   81, 82   
         
  Human Casualties  
  People Killed      
  People Injured   5   
  People Affected   10,000   
  People Homeless   1,200   
  People Evacuated   1,700   
         
  Property Damaged   Damaged Destroyed  
         
  Financial Cost  
  Insured Cost  
$12,000,000.00 
    
  Loss Assessment Cost  
 
    
  Commercial/Industry Cost  
 
    
  Total Cost  
$12,000,000.00 
    
  Cost Source      
  Cost Type      
         
  Information Sources  
  Source/s   Government Agency - Bureau of Meteorology
Business or Professional Association - Insurance Council of Australia 		  
  Description      
         
  Severity/ Impact      
  Impact Range      
         
  Details  
  TC Zoe crossed the coast at Coolangatta, causing little wind damage but eroding Gold Coast beaches and producing massive flooding in Brisbane - Gold Coast area creeks and rivers and in northern NSW. At Murwillumbah 200 people were evacuated, and at Lismore 500 families.Many homes were damaged.

Landslides cut the railway line in four places between Casino and Coffs Harbour.