- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- October 14, 1951 CE
- Location:
- Crotone, Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio Calabria, Messina, Enna, Catania, Siracusa, Sassari, Nuoro, Cagliari, Sud Sardegna
- Deaths:
- 70
Other flood records of 1951 CE
- Verona, Vicenza, Treviso, Venezia, Rovigo · 100 deaths
- Stara Zagora · 13 deaths
- Pordenone, Udine · 9 deaths
- Reggio Calabria · 7 deaths
- Foggia · 7 deaths
- Pistoia, Firenze, Prato · 3 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 (1951-10-14) (1951 CE) happen?
- October 14, 1951 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: 70. Historical death tolls vary by source.