- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- December 26, 2004 CE
- Location:
- Thailand
- Deaths:
- 160,000
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 2004 CE
- Dominican Republic, Haiti · 3,300 deaths
- Haiti · 3,006 deaths
- India, Bangladesh · 3,000 deaths
- Philippines · 939 deaths
- India, Pakistan · 210 deaths
- India, Bangladesh · 210 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: Thailand (2004-12-26) (2004 CE) happen?
- December 26, 2004 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: 160,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.