The 2007 Hunter Floods inundated large areas of the cities of Maitland and Newcastle, in June 2007 claimed 11 lives and forced the evacuation of 4,000 people in Central Maitland alone. The Gulf floods caused by Cyclone Charlotte isolated Karumba and Normanton with flood waters in January 2009. Flooding in Queensland in 2010 and 2011 was one of the worst flood events in Australia's history, 38 people were killed and entire towns, such as Grantham were severely damaged.