- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- September 30, 1927 CE
- Location:
- Messina
- Deaths:
- 1
Other flood records of 1927 CE
- Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge · 146 deaths
- Sondrio, Parma · 17 deaths
- St. Gallen, Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun, Ticino · 12 deaths
- Gwynedd, Blackpool, Lancaster and Wyre · 6 deaths
- Verona, Vicenza, Venezia · 5 deaths
- Kraj Vysočina · 4 deaths
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- Dziennik Białostocki R.5September 30, 1927open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesSeptember 29, 1927open in archive ↗
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 (1927-09-30) (1927 CE) happen?
- September 30, 1927 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.