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On 2 May, slowly moving thunderstorms caused flooding in several places. In Hausen, a man died in a cellar. [2]On 17 May 2024, floods and landslides occurred in Saarland after over 100 liters of rain per square meter came down in less than 24 hours.
Jeseník and Opava were among the worst hit places [20] where a few houses were destroyed by the overflown river. The evacuation operation there started already on the night of 14 and 15 September in the major residential area of Kateřinky. The biggest city hit by the floods was Ostrava. [20]
The German Weather Service reported that the quantity of rain in some areas of Germany was the highest in over 100 years, possibly higher than any seen in the last 1,000 years. [55] [14] They reported that some areas had received a month's average rainfall in one day. [55]
The evacuation operation there started on the night of 14/15 September in the major residential area of Kateřinky. The biggest city, which was flooded, Ostrava, was affected only in some parts; the damages are estimated to be billions of crowns. [21] There was an ongoing threat in a handful of places in the South Bohemian Region. For the whole ...
Print/export Download as PDF; ... This is a list of notable recorded floods that have occurred in Europe. ... Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Natural disasters in Germany" The following 8 pages are in this category ...
General map of Germany. This is a complete list of the 2,056 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 January 2024). [1] [2] There is no distinction between town and city in Germany; a Stadt is an independent municipality (see Municipalities of Germany) that has been given the right to use that title.
847 – Borgo, Italy, the area around Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, was devastated by fire. 1041 – Fire destroys most of the old city of Bremen, Germany, including the cathedral. 1046 – A fire in Hildesheim, Germany, destroys parts of the city, including the cathedral. 1132 – In June, a huge fire in Hangzhou, China, destroyed 13,000 houses.