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: 7. Historical death tolls vary by source.

Coastal Flooding: Italy (1950-01-20) (1950 CE)

Name: Coastal Flooding: Italy (1950-01-20) (1950 CE)
Start: 1950
Location: Venezia

Type:: Flood
Date:: January 20, 1950 CE
Location:: Venezia
Deaths:: 7

Cross-catalog records

This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):

Other flood records of 1950 CE

Granada, Jaén · 10 deaths
Cosenza · 2 deaths
Oristano · 1 deaths
Padova · 1 deaths
Siena · 1 deaths
Massa-Carrara · 1 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 Coastal Flooding: Italy (1950-01-20) (1950 CE) happen?: January 20, 1950 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: 7. Historical death tolls vary by source.

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