2016 European floods
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The 2016 European floods were a series of severe late-spring flooding events that affected multiple countries across Central Europe, causing significant damage, casualties, and widespread disruption.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2016 European floods canonical | 1 |
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood
ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ weather event ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryAffected |
Austria
ⓘ
Belarus ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Estonia ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Italy ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Moldova ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Norway ⓘ Poland ⓘ Romania ⓘ Serbia ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ Slovenia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damage | billions of euros ⓘ |
| deathToll | over 20 ⓘ |
| endTime | 2016-06 ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
damage to ecosystems
ⓘ
riverbank erosion ⓘ water contamination ⓘ |
| governmentResponse |
declaration of states of emergency in affected regions
ⓘ
deployment of emergency services ⓘ |
| hasCause |
heavy rainfall
ⓘ
severe thunderstorms ⓘ slow-moving low-pressure systems ⓘ |
| mainRiverAffected |
Danube
ⓘ
Elbe ⓘ Inn ⓘ Isar ⓘ Loire ⓘ Rhine ⓘ River Seine ⓘ
surface form:
Seine
|
| notableCityAffected |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Bavaria ⓘ Braunsbach ⓘ Hesse ⓘ Munich ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Paris ⓘ Passau ⓘ District of Rottal-Inn ⓘ
surface form:
Rottal-Inn district
Simbach am Inn ⓘ |
| notableEffect |
agricultural losses
ⓘ
closure of museums in Paris ⓘ closure of rail lines ⓘ closure of roads ⓘ closure of schools ⓘ evacuations ⓘ flooding of basements and underground car parks ⓘ infrastructure damage ⓘ power outages ⓘ transport disruption ⓘ |
| partOf | 2016 European severe weather season ⓘ |
| startTime | 2016-05 ⓘ |
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