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: 3. Historical death tolls vary by source.

Estuarine (Coastal) Flooding: Italy (1953-02-16) (1953 CE)

Name: Estuarine (Coastal) Flooding: Italy (1953-02-16) (1953 CE)
Start: 1953
Location: Venezia, Rovigo

Type:: Flood
Date:: February 16, 1953 CE
Location:: Venezia, Rovigo
Deaths:: 3

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 1953 CE

Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland, Groot-Rijnmond, Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, Overig Zeeland, West-Noord-Brabant · 1,835 deaths
East Riding of Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire CC, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock, Essex Haven Gateway, Essex Thames Gateway, Norwich and East Norfolk, North and West Norfolk, Babergh and Mid Suffolk, Ipswich, East Suffolk, Med… · 307 deaths
Crotone, Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio Calabria · 100 deaths
Gipuzkoa, Bizkaia, Navarra · 27 deaths
Arr. Antwerpen, Arr. Mechelen, Arr. Dendermonde, Arr. Sint-Niklaas, Arr. Brugge, Arr. Oostende · 18 deaths
Brescia · 16 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 Estuarine (Coastal) Flooding: Italy (1953-02-16) (1953 CE) happen?: February 16, 1953 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: 3. Historical death tolls vary by source.

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