- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- April 19, 1997 CE
- Location:
- Ethiopia
- Deaths:
- 29
Other flood records of 1997 CE
- Somalia · 2,311 deaths
- Somalia, Kenya · 2,000 deaths
- Viet Nam · 594 deaths
- Mexico · 400 deaths
- China · 345 deaths
- China · 301 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 (1997-04-19) (1997 CE) happen?
- April 19, 1997 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: 29. Historical death tolls vary by source.
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