- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- January 20, 1966 CE
- Location:
- Área Metropolitana do Porto, Douro, Região de Coimbra
- 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 1966 CE
- Brescia, Oristano, Bolzano-Bozen, Trento, Verona, Vicenza, Belluno, Treviso, Padova, Pordenone, Udine, Gorizia, Reggio nell’Emilia, Modena, Bologna, Ferrara, Ravenna, Lucca, Pistoia, Firenze, Prato, Livorno, Pisa, Arezzo, Grosseto · 85 deaths
- Klagenfurt-Villach, Oberkärnten, Unterkärnten, Osttirol · 14 deaths
- Caserta, Benevento, Salerno · 7 deaths
- Klagenfurt-Villach, Oberkärnten, Osttirol · 6 deaths
- Moravskoslezský kraj · 5 deaths
- Alto Minho, Cávado, Área Metropolitana do Porto, Alto Tâmega e Barroso, Douro, Terras de Trás-os-Montes, Oeste, Região de Aveiro, Região de Coimbra, Região de Leiria, Grande Lisboa, Lezíria do Tejo · 5 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 (1966-01-20) (1966 CE) happen?
- January 20, 1966 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.