- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- February 8, 1989 CE
- Location:
- Namibia
- Deaths:
- 6
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 1989 CE
- China · 3,000 deaths
- China · 1,377 deaths
- China · 814 deaths
- India · 780 deaths
- Sri Lanka · 315 deaths
- Thailand · 304 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: Namibia (1989-02-08) (1989 CE) happen?
- February 8, 1989 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: 6. Historical death tolls vary by source.