- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- July 19, 2003 CE
- Location:
- Ethiopia
- Deaths:
- 2
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 2003 CE
- Bangladesh, India · 600 deaths
- China · 430 deaths
- Pakistan, India · 285 deaths
- Sri Lanka · 266 deaths
- Nepal · 217 deaths
- Philippines · 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: Ethiopia (2003-07-19) (2003 CE) happen?
- July 19, 2003 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.