River flood in Poland, 1997
Event details
| ID | 1053 |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Year | 1997 |
| Start date | 1997-07-03 |
| End date | 1997-08-09 |
| Flood source | Odra; Nysa Kłodzka |
| Event Type | River |
| Area Flooded (km^2) | 6658 |
| Fatalities | 56 |
| Persons affected | 224500 |
| Regions affected (v2010) | PL116, PL128, PL213, PL214, PL215, PL216, PL217, PL224, PL225, PL227, PL228, PL229, PL22A, PL22B, PL22C, PL315, PL323, PL326, PL331, PL332, PL416, PL431, PL432, PL514, PL515, PL516, PL517, PL518, PL521, PL522 |
| Regions affected (v2010) [Regions names] | Sieradzki, Radomski, Miasto Kraków, Krakowski, Nowosądecki, Oświęcimski, Tarnowski, Częstochowski, Bielski, Rybnicki, Bytomski, Gliwicki, Katowicki, Sosnowiecki, Tyski, Puławski, Krośnieński, Tarnobrzeski, Kielecki, Sandomiersko-jędrzejowski, Kaliski, Gorzowski, Zielonogórski, Miasto Wrocław, Jeleniogórski, Legnicko-głogowski, Wałbrzyski, Wrocławski, Nyski, Opolski |
| Losses (nominal value) | 12100000000 |
| Losses (original currency) | Zloty |
| Losses (mln EUR, 2020) | 5364 |
| Cause | Heavy rainfall (2 events), up to more than 500 mm in a month |
| Notes | "Millenial flood"; evacuated - 151,800; dike breaches - 675 km |
| References: | CRED (2023) Barredo (2007) Wikipedia (2017d) Fal (1997) Brakenridge (2022) Grela et al. (1999) Maciejewski et al. (2011) |
Regions affected
