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: 24. Historical death tolls vary by source.

Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Romania (1998-06-19) (1998 CE)

Name: Fluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Romania (1998-06-19) (1998 CE)
Start: 1998
Location: Alba, Mureş, Bacău, Iaşi, Neamţ, Hunedoara

Type:: Flood
Date:: June 19, 1998 CE
Location:: Alba, Mureş, Bacău, Iaşi, Neamţ, Hunedoara
Deaths:: 24

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 1998 CE

Honduras, Panama · 11,000 deaths
Bangladesh, India · 2,632 deaths
India · 1,126 deaths
China · 575 deaths
Mexico, Guatemala · 407 deaths
Peru, Ecuador · 364 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 (1998-06-19) (1998 CE) happen?: June 19, 1998 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: 24. Historical death tolls vary by source.

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