 Flooded Elbe in Dresden August 2002 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Duration | August 2002 |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 232 [1] |
| Damage | €27.7 billion |
| Areas affected |
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In August 2002, a week of intense rainfall produced flooding across a large portion of Europe. It reached the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine and Russia.[2] The event killed 232 people and left €27.7 billion (US$27.115 billion) in damage.[1] The flood was of a magnitude expected to occur roughly once a century.[3] Flood heights unknown since St. Mary Magdalene's flood were recorded.[4]
- ^ a b "Large floods in Europe, 1985-2009" (PDF). floodobservatory.colorado.edu. 7 January 2013.
- ^ Volfik, Rene (15 August 2002). "Europe's Flood Part of Global Deluge". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
- ^ "Wild Weather Has Happened Before, Will Again". USA Today. 19 August 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
- ^ "Event report" (PDF). forms2.rms.com. 2002.