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: 20. Historical death tolls vary by source.

Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Romania (1997-07-04) (1997 CE)

Name: Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Romania (1997-07-04) (1997 CE)
Start: 1997
Location: Bacău, Brăila, Dâmboviţa, Prahova, Teleorman, Dolj, Olt, Caraş-Severin, Hunedoara

Flood · Bacău, Brăila, Dâmboviţa, Prahova, Teleorman, Dolj, Olt, Caraş-Severin, Hunedoara · July 4, 1997 CE

Type:: Flood
Date:: July 4, 1997 CE
Location:: Bacău, Brăila, Dâmboviţa, Prahova, Teleorman, Dolj, Olt, Caraş-Severin, Hunedoara
Deaths:: 20

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
DFO_FLOOD

Other flood records of 1997 CE

Somalia · 2,311 deaths
Somalia, Kenya · 2,000 deaths
Viet Nam · 594 deaths
Mexico · 400 deaths
China · 345 deaths
China · 301 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: Romania (1997-07-04) (1997 CE) happen?: July 4, 1997 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: 20. Historical death tolls vary by source.

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