- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- March 10, 1972 CE
- Location:
- Vercelli, Asti, Alessandria
- Deaths:
- 3
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 1972 CE
- Caserta, Napoli, Salerno, Matera, Crotone, Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio Calabria, Trapani, Messina, Agrigento, Enna, Catania, Nuoro, Macerata · 20 deaths
- Val-d’Oise · 7 deaths
- Stuttgart, Stadtkreis · 7 deaths
- Foggia · 4 deaths
- Cuneo · 3 deaths
- Corse-du-Sud, Haute-Corse · 2 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 (1972-03-10) (1972 CE) happen?
- March 10, 1972 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.