2021 European floods
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The 2021 European floods were a series of catastrophic, record-breaking flash floods that devastated parts of Western and Central Europe, particularly Germany and Belgium, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood
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natural disaster ⓘ weather event ⓘ |
| associatedWeatherSystem | Cyclone Bernd GENERATED ⓘ |
| buildingsDamaged | tens of thousands of buildings ⓘ |
| countryAffected |
Austria
NERFINISHED
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Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damIncident | Steinbach Dam near Euskirchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathToll | over 220 people ⓘ |
| deathTollInCountry |
Belgium: over 40 deaths
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Germany: over 180 deaths ⓘ |
| declaredStateOfEmergencyIn |
North Rhine-Westphalia
NERFINISHED
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Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the costliest European flood events
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one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern German history ⓘ |
| economicDamage | over 40 billion euros ⓘ |
| endTime | 2021-07-23 ⓘ |
| evacuatedPeople | tens of thousands of people ⓘ |
| hardestHitArea |
Ahr Valley
NERFINISHED
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Erftstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ Liège NERFINISHED ⓘ Verviers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hardestHitRegion |
North Rhine-Westphalia
NERFINISHED
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Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | 2021 Western Europe floods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureDamage |
power and water supply disrupted
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railway lines damaged ⓘ roads and bridges destroyed ⓘ |
| involvedDamFailures | true ⓘ |
| involvedLandslides | true ⓘ |
| ledTo |
debate on early warning systems in Europe
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discussions on climate adaptation in the European Union ⓘ review of flood risk management policies in Germany ⓘ |
| linkedTo | climate change ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| mainCause |
extreme rainfall
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saturated soils ⓘ slow-moving low-pressure system ⓘ |
| peopleMissing | dozens of people ⓘ |
| promptedEUMechanism | EU Civil Protection Mechanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promptedInternationalAidFrom |
Austria
NERFINISHED
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Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverAffected |
Ahr
NERFINISHED
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Erft NERFINISHED ⓘ Meuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Moselle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ourthe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ Rur NERFINISHED ⓘ Vesdre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2021-07-12 ⓘ |
| typeOfFlooding |
flash flood
GENERATED
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river flooding GENERATED ⓘ |
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