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: 6. Historical death tolls vary by source.

Flash Flooding: Italy (1960-09-19) (1960 CE)

Name: Flash Flooding: Italy (1960-09-19) (1960 CE)
Start: 1960
Location: Como, Sondrio, Bergamo, Lodi, Cremona, Mantova, Napoli, Grosseto

Flood · Como, Sondrio, Bergamo, Lodi, Cremona, Mantova, Napoli, Grosseto · September 19, 1960 CE

Type:: Flood
Date:: September 19, 1960 CE
Location:: Como, Sondrio, Bergamo, Lodi, Cremona, Mantova, Napoli, Grosseto
Deaths:: 6

Cross-catalog records

This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):

Other flood records of 1960 CE

Indre, Dordogne, Aveyron, Lot, Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Ardèche, Allier · 20 deaths
Terni, Viterbo · 19 deaths
Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, Sevilla · 6 deaths
Krakowski, Tarnowski, Nowosądecki, Nowotarski, Oświęcimski, Bielski, Rybnicki, Szczeciński, Gorzowski, Nyski, Opolski, Piotrkowski, Puławski, Krośnieński, Tarnobrzeski, Warszawski wschodni, Radomski, Płocki · 5 deaths
Trento · 4 deaths
Tiranë, Fier, Vlorë · 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 Flash Flooding: Italy (1960-09-19) (1960 CE) happen?: September 19, 1960 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: 6. Historical death tolls vary by source.

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