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: 1. Historical death tolls vary by source.

Flash Flooding: Italy (1885-08-13) (1885 CE)

Name: Flash Flooding: Italy (1885-08-13) (1885 CE)
Start: 1885
Location: Cuneo

Type:: Flood
Date:: August 13, 1885 CE
Location:: Cuneo
Deaths:: 1

Cross-catalog records

This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):

HANZE_FLOOD
HANZE_FLOOD
HANZE_FLOOD

Other flood records of 1885 CE

Torino, Cuneo · 306 deaths
Torino · 30 deaths
Sondrio · 5 deaths
Hautes-Pyrénées · 1 deaths
三河縣, Hebei
Flood

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 Flash Flooding: Italy (1885-08-13) (1885 CE) happen?: August 13, 1885 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: 1. Historical death tolls vary by source.

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