2016 Ellicott City flood

Target entity: 2016 Ellicott City flood
Context triple: [Ellicott City, hasNotableEvent, 2016 Ellicott City flood]

• A. Hartford Flood of 1936
  The Hartford Flood of 1936 was a devastating spring flood that inundated Hartford, Connecticut and surrounding areas, causing widespread damage and prompting major flood-control improvements along the city’s rivers.
• B. 1967 Fairbanks flood
  The 1967 Fairbanks flood was a devastating inundation of Fairbanks, Alaska, that caused widespread damage and led to major changes in the region’s flood control and urban planning.
• C. The Great Flood of 1852
  The Great Flood of 1852 was a catastrophic inundation of the Murrumbidgee River that devastated the Australian town of Gundagai, causing extensive loss of life and prompting the town’s relocation to higher ground.
• D. Vanport flood of 1948
  The Vanport flood of 1948 was a catastrophic Columbia River flood that destroyed the wartime housing city of Vanport, Oregon, killing at least 15 people and displacing tens of thousands, many of them Black shipyard workers and their families.
• E. Great Flood of 1879
  The Great Flood of 1879 was a catastrophic inundation of the city of Szeged in Hungary that destroyed most of the town and prompted a major reconstruction.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: 2016 Ellicott City flood
Target entity description: The 2016 Ellicott City flood was a devastating flash flood in Ellicott City, Maryland, caused by torrential rainfall that led to severe damage to the historic downtown area and multiple fatalities.

• A. Hartford Flood of 1936
  The Hartford Flood of 1936 was a devastating spring flood that inundated Hartford, Connecticut and surrounding areas, causing widespread damage and prompting major flood-control improvements along the city’s rivers.
• B. 1967 Fairbanks flood
  The 1967 Fairbanks flood was a devastating inundation of Fairbanks, Alaska, that caused widespread damage and led to major changes in the region’s flood control and urban planning.
• C. The Great Flood of 1852
  The Great Flood of 1852 was a catastrophic inundation of the Murrumbidgee River that devastated the Australian town of Gundagai, causing extensive loss of life and prompting the town’s relocation to higher ground.
• D. Vanport flood of 1948
  The Vanport flood of 1948 was a catastrophic Columbia River flood that destroyed the wartime housing city of Vanport, Oregon, killing at least 15 people and displacing tens of thousands, many of them Black shipyard workers and their families.
• E. Great Flood of 1879
  The Great Flood of 1879 was a catastrophic inundation of the city of Szeged in Hungary that destroyed most of the town and prompted a major reconstruction.
• F. None of above. chosen