- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- February 22, 1970 CE
- Location:
- Heilbronn, Landkreis, Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, Mannheim, Stadtkreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Roth, Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt, Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt, Bergstraße, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Groß-Gerau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Duis…
- Deaths:
- 6
Other flood records of 1970 CE
- Bihor, Bistriţa-Năsăud, Cluj, Maramureş, Satu Mare, Sălaj, Alba, Braşov, Harghita, Mureş, Sibiu, Bacău, Iaşi, Neamţ, Vaslui, Galaţi, Tulcea, Vrancea, Argeş, Ilfov, Arad, Hunedoara · 71 deaths
- Genova · 43 deaths
- Jihomoravský kraj · 35 deaths
- Miasto Kraków, Krakowski, Tarnowski, Nowosądecki, Nowotarski, Oświęcimski, Bielski, Sandomiersko-jędrzejowski · 11 deaths
- Girona · 8 deaths
- Regionalverband Saarbrücken, Saarlouis · 5 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: Germany (1970-02-22) (1970 CE) happen?
- February 22, 1970 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: 6. Historical death tolls vary by source.