- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- October 3, 1988 CE
- Location:
- France
- Deaths:
- 10
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
- HANZE_FLOOD
Other flood records of 1988 CE
- India · 876 deaths
- India · 731 deaths
- Thailand · 386 deaths
- Brazil · 290 deaths
- China · 264 deaths
- Philippines · 255 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: France (1988-10-03) (1988 CE) happen?
- October 3, 1988 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.
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