- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- September 3, 1989 CE
- Location:
- Tarragona, Alicante/Alacant, Valencia/València, Mallorca, Granada, Murcia
- 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
- DFO_FLOOD
Other flood records of 1989 CE
- China · 3,000 deaths
- China · 1,377 deaths
- China · 814 deaths
- India · 780 deaths
- Sri Lanka · 315 deaths
- Thailand · 304 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 (1989-09-03) (1989 CE) happen?
- September 3, 1989 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.