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: 0. Historical death tolls vary by source.

Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Italy (1959-12-23) (1959 CE)

Name: Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Italy (1959-12-23) (1959 CE)
Start: 1959
Location: Perugia, Terni, Viterbo, Rieti, Roma

Type:: Flood
Date:: December 23, 1959 CE
Location:: Perugia, Terni, Viterbo, Rieti, Roma
Deaths:: 0

Cross-catalog records

This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):

HANZE_FLOOD
HANZE_FLOOD
HANZE_FLOOD

Other flood records of 1959 CE

Torino · 16 deaths
Ancona, Macerata · 12 deaths
Potenza, Matera · 11 deaths
Enna, Catania · 10 deaths
Cosenza, Crotone, Catanzaro · 7 deaths
Araba/Álava · 4 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 (1959-12-23) (1959 CE) happen?: December 23, 1959 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: 0. Historical death tolls vary by source.

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