Coastal flood in Netherlands, 1977

Event details

ID pot_102963
Country Netherlands
Year 1977
Start date 1977-11-10
End date 1977-11-17
Flood source North Sea
Event Type Coastal
Area Flooded (km^2) 1335657
Fatalities 290295
Persons affected 2157682
Regions affected (v2010) NL111, 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] Oost-Groningen, 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) 211921407
Category C (no impacts)
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