- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- May 23, 2018 CE
- Location:
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Deaths:
- 1
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 2018 CE
- Indonesia · 800 deaths
- Indonesia · 373 deaths
- Nigeria · 108 deaths
- Philippines · 100 deaths
- Japan · 80 deaths
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea · 76 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: Iran (Islamic Republic of) (2018-05-23) (2018 CE) happen?
- May 23, 2018 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: 1. Historical death tolls vary by source.