- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- May 6, 2016 CE
- Location:
- Rwanda
- Deaths:
- 49
Other flood records of 2016 CE
- Costa Rica, Nicaragua · 4,000 deaths
- South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, United States of America · 920 deaths
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea · 133 deaths
- China · 128 deaths
- India · 127 deaths
- Pakistan · 121 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: Rwanda (2016-05-06) (2016 CE) happen?
- May 6, 2016 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: 49. Historical death tolls vary by source.