- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- February 21, 1999 CE
- Location:
- Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Békés, Csongrád-Csanád
- Deaths:
- 2
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
- HANZE_FLOOD
Other flood records of 1999 CE
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Colombia · 20,006 deaths
- India · 9,803 deaths
- China · 725 deaths
- Viet Nam, Thailand · 632 deaths
- Mexico · 425 deaths
- Bangladesh, India · 356 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: Hungary (1999-02-21) (1999 CE) happen?
- February 21, 1999 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: 2. Historical death tolls vary by source.
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