- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- August 5, 1985 CE
- Location:
- Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen, Innviertel, Pinzgau-Pongau, Innsbruck, Tiroler Unterland
- Deaths:
- 12
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- HANZE_FLOOD
- DFO_FLOOD
Other flood records of 1985 CE
- India · 557 deaths
- India · 340 deaths
- China · 283 deaths
- China · 275 deaths
- Brazil · 229 deaths
- China · 200 deaths
Source: Paprotny, D. et al., HANZE v2 — Historical Analysis of Natural Hazards in Europe, Zenodo · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did Snowmelt Flooding: Austria (1985-08-05) (1985 CE) happen?
- August 5, 1985 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Paprotny, D. et al., HANZE v2 — Historical Analysis of Natural Hazards in Europe, Zenodo; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 12. Historical death tolls vary by source.