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.

Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Portugal (1941-01-23) (1941 CE)

Name: Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Portugal (1941-01-23) (1941 CE)
Start: 1941
Location: Oeste, Médio Tejo, Grande Lisboa, Lezíria do Tejo, Alto Alentejo

Flood · Oeste, Médio Tejo, Grande Lisboa, Lezíria do Tejo, Alto Alentejo · January 23, 1941 CE

Type:: Flood
Date:: January 23, 1941 CE
Location:: Oeste, Médio Tejo, Grande Lisboa, Lezíria do Tejo, Alto Alentejo
Deaths:: 3

Cross-catalog records

This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):

HANZE_FLOOD
HANZE_FLOOD

Other flood records of 1941 CE

Grande Lisboa, Península de Setúbal · 33 deaths
Agrigento · 3 deaths
Sevilla · 3 deaths
Cosenza · 1 deaths
Lüchow-Dannenberg · 0 deaths
Roma · 0 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: Portugal (1941-01-23) (1941 CE) happen?: January 23, 1941 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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