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=== Flooding === The town is situated on [[Bungil Creek]], a tributary of the [[Condamine River]]. In March 2010, Roma experienced its [[March 2010 Queensland floods|worst floods]] in over 100 years. [[2010β2011 Queensland floods|Flooding also occurred in April 2011]], a year of record rainfall in Roma.<ref>{{cite news|title=Extreme flooding hits Roma, Queensland, with 400 homes and properties expected to be submerged|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/qldthree-people-rescued-from-roma-floods-floods-roma-4th-update-pix-available/story-e6frg6nf-1226041566943|access-date=22 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=19 April 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307092226/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/qldthree-people-rescued-from-roma-floods-floods-roma-4th-update-pix-available/story-e6frg6nf-1226041566943|archive-date=7 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In early February 2012, Roma was devastated by its worst floods in history, eclipsing the level reached in 2010; 444 homes were inundated, twice as many that were flooded in the two previous years.<ref name="qfcu">{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-08/clean-up-gathers-pace-in-queensland/3819074 |title=Queensland flood clean-up gathers pace |access-date=27 April 2012 |date=10 February 2012 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414084942/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-08/clean-up-gathers-pace-in-queensland/3819074 |archive-date=14 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Having experienced three successive years of flooding, in May 2012, one insurer, [[Suncorp]], announced it would not issue new policies to Roma residents, unless action was taken to mitigate the flood risk in Roma.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jabour|first=Bridie|title=Suncorp refuses to insure Queensland towns|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/suncorp-refuses-to-insure-queensland-towns-20120507-1y7nj.html|access-date=22 October 2013|newspaper=[[Brisbane Times]]|date=7 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225084143/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/suncorp-refuses-to-insure-queensland-towns-20120507-1y7nj.html|archive-date=25 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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