- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- May 28, 2016 CE
- Location:
- Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Essonne, Val-de-Marne, Oise, Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Yonne, Sarthe
- Deaths:
- 4
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 2016 CE
- Costa Rica, Nicaragua · 4,000 deaths
- South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, United States of America · 920 deaths
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea · 133 deaths
- China · 128 deaths
- India · 127 deaths
- Pakistan · 121 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 Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: France (2016-05-28) (2016 CE) happen?
- May 28, 2016 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: 4. Historical death tolls vary by source.