- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- February 3, 1978 CE
- Location:
- Cantabria, Bizkaia
- Deaths:
- 2
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 1978 CE
- Vercelli, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste · 15 deaths
- Zürich, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino · 9 deaths
- Stuttgart, Stadtkreis, Esslingen, Ludwigsburg, Heilbronn, Stadtkreis, Heilbronn, Landkreis, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis, Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis, Karlsruhe, Landkreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Pforzheim, Stadtkreis, Emmendingen, Ortenaukreis, S… · 3 deaths
- Venezia, Gorizia, Trieste · 3 deaths
- Cantabria · 2 deaths
- Ourense, Pontevedra · 2 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: Spain (1978-02-03) (1978 CE) happen?
- February 3, 1978 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: 2. Historical death tolls vary by source.