- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- May 17, 2020 CE
- Location:
- Sri Lanka
- Deaths:
- 2
Other flood records of 2020 CE
- Uganda · 12,000 deaths
- Nigeria · 155 deaths
- Viet Nam · 75 deaths
- Haiti · 72 deaths
- Philippines, Viet Nam · 61 deaths
- Indonesia · 53 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: Sri Lanka (2020-05-17) (2020 CE) happen?
- May 17, 2020 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: 2. Historical death tolls vary by source.