<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nine of the 10 suburbs hardest hit by natural disasters in the last three years are in Queensland, according to data from insurance giant Suncorp.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The findings are based on 45,000 claims lodged across the country from Suncorp and the other insurers it owns.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The top four suburbs are all on the Gold Coast.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/heat-records-october-temperatures-break-records-multiple-states/27ac5aa7-a468-4389-8b77-d8b568c629db" target="_blank"><strong><span>Millions set to swelter as spring scorcher looms</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Upper Coomera takes pole position, followed by Helensvale, Tamborine Mountain and Coombabah.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Redland Bay east of Brisbane is at number five, followed by another four Gold Coast suburbs, Oxenford, Paradise Point, Runaway Bay and Mudgeeraba.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rounding out the top 10 is Banora Point, which is just over the border in the Tweed shire of NSW.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-hardest-hit-by-natural-disasters-according-to-insurance-data-suncorp-wild-weather-news/812ac340-a15a-4565-bbd1-6c355290f549" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Josh Kelland from Suncorp said the data was pulled from the group's suite of brands.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It just so happens there's been a real concentration here in south-east Queensland," Kelland said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We looked at all the Suncorp brands and so we were able to make sure we had a good covering of claims experiences across the countryside."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Three major weather events – Tropical Cyclone Alfred, hail storms in 2024 and the Christmas Day storms in 2023 – are behind the highest number of claims. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The number one claim that we see is actually food spoilage, that's followed by damage because of cyclones because of wind and water ingress," Kelland said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>With storm season under way this year, the SES warns now is the time to prepare.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Queensland is impacted by more natural disasters than any other state or territory in Australia," SES regional director Rich Murdoch said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Pack a kit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Make sure that you have an emergency kit packed that has enough essentials to support the household for at least a three-day period."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>