- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- August 7, 1993 CE
- Location:
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Nicaragua
- Deaths:
- 90
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):
- DFO_FLOOD
- DFO_FLOOD
Other flood records of 1993 CE
- India, Nepal · 3,083 deaths
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) · 500 deaths
- China · 367 deaths
- Philippines, Viet Nam · 353 deaths
- China · 242 deaths
- India, Bangladesh · 238 deaths
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory (2025): Global Flood Records v0.9.0, doi:10.5281/zenodo.19288171 · License: CC0 1.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did Flood: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),Nicaragua (1993-08-07) (1993 CE) happen?
- August 7, 1993 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Dartmouth Flood Observatory (2025): Global Flood Records v0.9.0, doi:10.5281/zenodo.19288171; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 90. Historical death tolls vary by source.