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[12] [13] The Nufenen Pass was temporarily closed on 21 June as a result of a landslide. [14] In Mattertal, the level of the Mattervispa rose so much that the stream flooded streets near the banks in Zermatt and the ground floors of several buildings. The Triftbach, which flows into the Mattervispa in the center of Zermatt, also overflowed its ...
It was the third time in less than 17 months that the region was affected by a major flood. On 19 October 2024, heavy rains and floods in Catania. [83] On 20 October 2024, severe flooding in Licata due to the overflowing of the Salso river, people saved themselves by climbing onto the roofs. [84]
The 2024 Central European floods were a series of floods caused by a record heavy rainfall generated by Storm Boris, an extremely humid Genoa low. The flooding began in Austria and the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and then onwards to Germany and Hungary. As of 28 September 2024, 27 fatalities have been reported.
2016 Italian flood: Northwestern Italy: 1: Heavy rain 2017: 2017 West Attica floods: Greece: 24: Heavy rain 2018: 2018 European floods: Spain, France, Italy: 69: Heavy rain 2019: 2019 Yorkshire Dales flooding: United Kingdom: 0: Heavy rain 2019: 2019–2020 United Kingdom floods: United Kingdom: 11: Heavy rain 2020: 2020 floods in Evia, Greece ...
[76] [77] The flooding damaged the Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track where it washed away part of the track that will take until October 2022 to rebuild. [78] Direct damage caused by the flooding in Germany was estimated at €33.4 billion (US$39.3 billion) with further €7.1 billion (US$8.36 billion) in indirect damage. [79]
Songshan Road in Zhengzhou, damaged by the floods. China's Henan Province experienced flooding between 17 and 31 July 2021 as a result of heavy rainfall. On July 20, Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, recorded 201.9 millimetres (7.95 in) of rainfall within an hour, the highest ever figure recorded since measurements began in 1951.
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[12]: 117 When runoff is prevented and water gathers, flash flooding results. [ 12 ] : 15 Rising sea levels will further slow drainage time to days or even weeks. [ 12 ] : 21 From 1997–2007 there was intense urbanisation of the area around the City of Valencia and coastal areas generally, with little regard for the growing danger of severe ...