- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- July 12, 1987 CE
- Location:
- Italy
- Deaths:
- 20
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- DFO_FLOOD
- HANZE_FLOOD
- HANZE_FLOOD
Other flood records of 1987 CE
- Bangladesh · 880 deaths
- Republic of Korea · 330 deaths
- Ecuador · 300 deaths
- South Africa · 300 deaths
- China · 178 deaths
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) · 147 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: Italy (1987-07-12) (1987 CE) happen?
- July 12, 1987 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: 20. Historical death tolls vary by source.