- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- August 17, 2012 CE
- Location:
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea
- Deaths:
- 59
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 2012 CE
- Pakistan · 400 deaths
- Russian Federation · 171 deaths
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea · 169 deaths
- Nigeria · 148 deaths
- Nigeria, Cameroon · 127 deaths
- India · 109 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: Democratic People's Republic of Korea,Republic of Korea (2012-08-17) (2012 CE) happen?
- August 17, 2012 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: 59. Historical death tolls vary by source.