Coastal flood in Netherlands, 1953
Event details
| ID | pot_102920 |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Year | 1953 |
| Start date | 1953-01-28 |
| End date | 1953-02-06 |
| Flood source | North Sea |
| Event Type | Coastal |
| Area Flooded (km^2) | 1298713 |
| Fatalities | 254745 |
| Persons affected | 1734757 |
| Regions affected (v2010) | NL112, NL113, NL121, NL122, NL123, NL211, NL221, NL230, NL310, NL321, NL322, NL323, NL324, NL325, NL326, NL327, NL332, NL333, NL337, NL338, NL339, NL33A, NL341, NL342, NL411, NL412 |
| Regions affected (v2010) [Regions names] | Delfzijl en omgeving, Overig Groningen, Noord-Friesland, Zuidwest-Friesland, Zuidoost-Friesland, Noord-Overijssel, Veluwe, Flevoland, Utrecht, Kop van Noord-Holland, Alkmaar en omgeving, IJmond, Agglomeratie Haarlem, Zaanstreek, Groot-Amsterdam, Het Gooi en Vechtstreek, Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage, Delft en Westland, Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek, Oost-Zuid-Holland, Groot-Rijnmond, Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland, Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, Overig Zeeland, West-Noord-Brabant, Midden-Noord-Brabant |
| Losses (mln EUR, 2020) | 76413279 |
| Category | A (confirmed impact - data available) |
| Links: | 1017 |