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Crude mortality rate refers to the number of deaths over a given period divided by the person-years lived by the population over that period. It is usually expressed in units of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year. The list is based on CIA World Factbook 2023 estimates, unless indicated otherwise.
In only six hours, more than 150 mm of rain fell, the same amount of rain which usually falls in two months, [80] causing the overflow of several streams and rivers. An 20-year-old man, reported missing overnight after his car was washed away when the Zena river broke its banks, was found dead in the early morning. [81]
1966 Flood of the Arno River: Italy: 35: heavy rains and snowmelting 1967: 1967 Portugal floods: Portugal: The official death toll was 495 deaths. Unofficial estimates are of at least 700 deaths. heavy rains 1968: Great Flood of 1968: United Kingdom, France: 0: heavy rains and thunderstorms 1970: 1970 floods in Romania: Romania: 209: heavy ...
In the Czech Republic, a rising Morava River had put Litovel, a town 230 km (140 miles) east of the capital Prague, around 70% under water and shut down schools and health facilities, its mayor ...
1998 Yangtze river flood China: 1998 3,500 [citation needed] 1948 Fuzhou flood China: 1948 3,189+ 2010 China floods, landslides China, North Korea: 2010 3,083 [7] 1993 South Asian Monsoon Flood: Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan: 1993 3,076 [citation needed] 2004 Eastern India, Bangladesh monsoon rain India, Bangladesh: 2004 3,000 [6] 1530 ...
After a strong wind on the night of 14 to 15 September 2024, which was preceded by several days of heavy rains, water streams in Slovakia also rose. The worst hydrological situation occurred in the basins of the Kysuca and Myjava rivers as well as smaller rivers in the Little Carpathians. The Danube and Morava rivers also rose. [58]
The 2005 European floods hit mainly Romania, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, as well as several other countries in Central Europe and Eastern Europe during August 2005. The disaster came at a time when Portugal was suffering from intense forest fires which left 15 dead and days before the powerful Hurricane Katrina hit the United States .
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