Millennium Flood
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The Millennium Flood was a catastrophic 1997 Central European flood, particularly devastating along Poland’s Oder River, that caused widespread damage and is remembered as one of the region’s worst natural disasters of the 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1997 Central European flood
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natural disaster ⓘ |
| cause |
exceptional precipitation in river catchment areas
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prolonged heavy rainfall ⓘ |
| countryAffected |
Czech Republic
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryWithHighestImpact | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | August 1997 ⓘ |
| floodType | river flood ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
1997 Central European flood
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1997 Oder flood ⓘ Powódź tysiąclecia ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
construction and modernization of flood defenses along the Oder River
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public debate on land-use planning in floodplains ⓘ strengthening of flood protection policies in Poland ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
destruction of homes and property
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displacement of residents ⓘ economic losses in the affected countries ⓘ flooding of major cities along the Oder River ⓘ severe damage to infrastructure ⓘ widespread flooding along the Oder River ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Central Europe
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Lower Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Poland ⓘ western Poland ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| mainRiver |
Oder River
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Odra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageInLanguage |
Czech
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German ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| notableCityAffected |
Frankfurt (Oder)
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Głogów NERFINISHED ⓘ Kłodzko ⓘ Opole NERFINISHED ⓘ Racibórz NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrocław NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of natural disasters in Europe ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1997 ⓘ |
| relativeSeverity |
one of the most destructive floods in modern Polish history
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one of the worst natural disasters in Central Europe in the 20th century ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | Millennium Flood due to its perceived thousand-year rarity ⓘ |
| startTime | July 1997 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | series of low-pressure systems over Central Europe ⓘ |
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