- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- October 7, 1977 CE
- Location:
- Torino, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Asti, Alessandria, Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste, Genova, Pavia, Nuoro, Cagliari, Reggio nell’Emilia
- Deaths:
- 9
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 1977 CE
- Dytikos Tomeas Athinon, Peiraias, Nisoi · 38 deaths
- Haute-Garonne, Gers · 16 deaths
- Torino, Cuneo, Alessandria · 7 deaths
- Aude, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ariège, Haute-Garonne · 4 deaths
- Voreios Tomeas Athinon · 3 deaths
- St. Gallen, Thurgau, Uri, Schwyz · 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 (1977-10-07) (1977 CE) happen?
- October 7, 1977 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: 9. Historical death tolls vary by source.