The Great Floods of 2018

In late July 2018, a great natural disaster struck the underwater city of Atlantea, not unlike the one that befell its namesake, Atlantis. A devastating flood destroyed much of the area and filled the town with water.
== Event ==
The catastrophic event was triggered by changes brought in with the Minecraft "Aquatic" update, which rendered all previously watertight items no longer so. Given Atlantea's precarious placement at the bottom of Lake Void, this proved disastrous to the town's Central Business District, and also the entry walkway into the suburb.
When all of the sign and fence retaining walls abruptly failed to hold back the ocean, the entire area flooded, destroying gardens and street decorations, and making the streets and buildings accessible only by swimming. Only an unexplained miracle prevented the farm building from also becoming a victim to the waters.
This was one of the greatest tragedies in Quotro's history, but fortunately no lives were lost, and the damage was rather localised (it is possible that the changes have affected other areas in the kingdom, but nothing of the like has yet been discovered).
== Aftermath ==
Although the situation seemed hopeless, months of exhaustive work, plagued with multitudes of setbacks, finally saw the underwater streets once again restored to their navigable, dry glory. The whole suburb has now been cleared of unwanted water, including the entry walkway from the ocean's surface.
Despite the remarkable reparation, the town remains to this day under constant threat of a repeated flooding incident, and the chances are high of this recurring in the future. Underwater construction has all but ceased in an effort to avoid increasing the risk.
Category:Disasters
Category:Void District
Category:Events