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: 45. Historical death tolls vary by source.

Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Italy (1929-09-21) (1929 CE)

Name: Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Italy (1929-09-21) (1929 CE)
Start: 1929
Location: Avellino, Salerno, Potenza, Matera

Type:: Flood
Date:: September 21, 1929 CE
Location:: Avellino, Salerno, Potenza, Matera
Deaths:: 45

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 1929 CE

Sassari, Nuoro, Oristano · 8 deaths
Cagliari, Sud Sardegna · 4 deaths
Corse-du-Sud · 3 deaths
Matera · 1 deaths
Pomoravska oblast · 1 deaths
Skopski · 0 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: Italy (1929-09-21) (1929 CE) happen?: September 21, 1929 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: 45. Historical death tolls vary by source.

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