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This was also the worst flood of the 20th century in parts of the U.K. Another 307 lives were lost in England as 1,600 kilometers of coastline was damaged. The Netherlands has a long history of ...
The 1997 Central European flood or the 1997 Oder Flood of the Oder and Morava river basins in July 1997 affected Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, taking the lives of 114 people and causing material damages estimated at $4.5 billion (3.8 billion euros in the Czech Republic and Poland and 330 million euros in Germany). The flooding began ...
France was also struck by the floods, causing damage. Two people died when their vehicle was swept away by floodwater in Sainte-Maxime on 10 October. [10] On 15 October, at least 14 people died after floods affected the Aude region. A bridge also collapse in the locality of Villegailhenc, while all roads were inaccessible in Carcassonne. [11]
Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades, with a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland and and the deaths of at least 23 people so far. * Four provinces in ...
The frequency of such flash flooding is set to increase globally. ... extreme weather in Europe caused economic losses of assets estimated at more than $800 billion between 1980 and 2023.
The full horror of the flash flooding in Spain began to emerge on Friday, just as new rainfall lashed southern parts of the country. The storm has killed at least 205 people, with 202 of those in ...
Floods started in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland on 14 July 2021 after record rainfall across western Europe caused multiple rivers to burst their banks. [15] The European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) issued alerts of life-threatening floods in advance, which, although very vague, were delivered to national authorities. [16]