Coastal flood in Netherlands, 1983

Event details

ID pot_102977
Country Netherlands
Year 1983
Start date 1983-01-27
End date 1983-02-03
Flood source North Sea
Event Type Coastal
Area Flooded (km^2) 1297120
Fatalities 266679
Persons affected 2036064
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) 220383733
Category C (no impacts)
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