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The Elbe before and after the 2002 flood. In August 2002, a week of intense rainfall produced flooding across a large portion of Europe.It reached the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine and Russia. [2]
August 2002 – The 2002 European floods led to the evacuation of 50,000 residents of Prague, Czech Republic, on 13 August, with a total of 200,000 Czechs during the second week of August. [15] Elsewhere in Europe, more than 120,000 people were evacuated in the German city of Dresden, 36,000 in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, and 1,500 in ...
1967 Brazil flood, mainly Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, flood and landslide Brazil: 1967 431 St. Francis Dam failure United States 1928 431 2015 Tamil Nadu floods Chennai, Cuddalore and Andhra Pradesh named 2015 South Indian floods: India: 2015 429 2002 Nepal flood, mainly occurred at Makwanpur, monssnal rain, flood, landslide Nepal: 2002 425
The costliest event of the year was a flood in Europe in August, which killed 232 people and caused €27.7 billion (US$27.115 billion) in damage. In September, Typhoon Rusa struck South Korea, killing at least 213 people and causing at least ₩5.148 trillion (US$4.2 billion) in damage.
Year Details Countries Fatalities Causes 120 BCE: Cymbrian flood: Denmark, Norway: probably many thousands: Storm tide 589: Breach at Cucca: Italy: 1170: All Saints' Flood (1170)
The June 23, 2016 flooding in West Virginia was one of the deadliest floods in state history, and deadliest flash flood in U.S. history since the 2010 Tennessee Floods. The flooding was caused by 8 to 10 inches of rainfall over a 12-hour period. 23 people perished from the floods, and hardest hit counties included Greenbrier, Kanawha, Jackson ...
2002 European floods; 2002 Glasgow floods; 2002 La Paz floods; N. 2002 Northern Chile floods and mudflow; P. Písek Stone Bridge; T. Tenerife flood of 2002
2024 Central European floods: $20 [52] $20 27 Flood 2024 Central Europe (, , , others) 2002 European floods: $19.2 $32.5 232 Flood 2002 Central Europe (, , , others) Hurricane Laura: $19.1 [35] [53] $22.5 77 Tropical cyclone 2020 North America (, , , others) Hurricane Rita: $18.5 [13] $28.9 97 – 125 Tropical cyclone 2005 United States Cyclone ...