- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- January 6, 1996 CE
- Location:
- Indonesia
- Deaths:
- 10
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other flood records of 1996 CE
- India · 2,500 deaths
- China · 340 deaths
- India · 326 deaths
- China · 266 deaths
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea · 205 deaths
- Malaysia · 200 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: Indonesia (1996-01-06) (1996 CE) happen?
- January 6, 1996 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: 10. Historical death tolls vary by source.