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List of deadliest floods

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This is a list consisting of the deadliest floods worldwide, with a minimum of 60 deaths.

List

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Death count Event Location Year
930,000–2,000,000 1887 Yellow River flood China 1887
8,967,000–4,000,000 1931 China floods China 1931
400,000–893,303 1938 Yellow River flood China 1939
145,000 1935 Yangtze flood China 1935
up to 100,000[1][2][3] The flood of 1099 Netherlands, England 1099
50,000–80,000[2] St. Lucia's flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire 1287
0 or 36,000 or 60,000[4] North sea flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire 1212
40,000[5] 1949 Eastern Guatemalan floods Guatemala 1949
36,000 First St. Marcellus flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire 1219
33,000 1954 Yangtze River floods China 1954
27,000–1,500,000 1974 Bangladesh flood due to monsoon rain Bangladesh 1974
26,000–240,000 1975 Banqiao Dam failure and floods China 1975
25,000–40,000 St. Marcellus flood / Grote Mandrenke, storm tide Holy Roman Empire, Denmark 1362
20,000–25,000 All Saints' Flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire 1570
20,000 1939 Tianjin flood[citation needed] China 1939
15,000[6] 1705 Po valley flood Italy 1705
14,000 Christmas flood, storm surge Netherlands, Germany, Denmark 1717
11,498+ Storm Daniel Libya, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Egypt 2023
10,000–100,000[1][2][3] St. Elizabeth's flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire 1421
10,000–30,000 1999 Vargas mudslide Venezuela 1999
8,000–15,000 Burchardi flood Germany, Denmark 1634
7,000[6] 1557 Palermo flood Sicily 1557
6,200[citation needed] Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui flood China 1980
6,054 2013 North India floods India 2013
5,154 (official)[citation needed] 1963 Great Hai River flood China 1963
5,000–10,000[citation needed] Rajasthan flood India 1943
5,000[citation needed] Lake Palcacocha in the Cojup valley, Cordillera Blanca mountain range, landslide by massive avalanche Peru 1941
4,892[5] 1968 Rajasthan, Gujarat monsoon rain India 1968
4,800[citation needed] 1951 Manchuria flood China 1951
4,000[6] 1610 Tanaro River flood Italy 1610
3,838[citation needed] 1998 Eastern India, Bangladesh monsoon rain India, Bangladesh 1998
3,814[citation needed] 1989 Sichuan flood China 1989
3,800[citation needed] 1978 Northern India monsoon rain India 1978
3,656[citation needed] 1998 Yangtze river flood China 1998
3,500[citation needed] 1948 Fuzhou flood China 1948
3,189+ 2010 China floods, landslides China, North Korea 2010
3,083[7] 1993 South Asian Monsoon Flood Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan 1993
3,076[citation needed] 2004 Eastern India, Bangladesh monsoon rain India, Bangladesh 2004
3,000[6] 1530 Tiber River flood Italy 1530
3,000[6] 1598 Tiber River flood Italy 1598
3,000[citation needed] 1992 Afghanistan flood, mainly, Gulbahar, Kalotak, Shutul, Parwan, flash flood, mudslide Afghanistan 1992
2,910[citation needed] 1950 Pakistan flood Pakistan 1950
2,828+ 2011 Southeast Asian floods Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia 2011
2,775[citation needed] 1996 China flood, torrential floods, mud-rock flows China 1996
2,566 1953 Japan flood (1953 Northern Kyushu flood and 1953 Wakayama flood), mainly Kitakyushu, Kumamoto, Wakayama, Kizugawa, massive rain, flood, mudslide Japan 1953
2,400[citation needed] North Sea flood, storm surge Netherlands 838
2,379[citation needed] 1988 Bangladesh monsoon rain Bangladesh 1988
2,209 Johnstown Flood United States (Pennsylvania) 1889
2,142 North Sea flood of 1953 storm surge Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium 1953
2,075[citation needed] 1981 Sichuan, Shanxi flood China 1981
2,055[citation needed] 1987 Bangladesh monsoon rain Bangladesh 1987
several thousands[citation needed] North Sea flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire 1014
several thousands[citation needed] St. Juliana flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire 1164
several thousands[citation needed] St. Agatha flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire 1288
several thousands[citation needed] St. Clemens flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire 1334
several thousands St. Mary Magdalene's flood Central Europe 1342
several thousands[citation needed] All Saints flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire 1532
several thousands[citation needed] North Sea flood, storm surge Netherlands 1703
2,000–10,000 Great Iran Flood Iran 1954
2,000–5,0001 Morvi dam burst India (Morvi, Gujarat) 1979
2,000–3,000[citation needed] Mostaganem and Oran flood Algeria 1927
2,000+ Bristol Channel floods England and Wales; possible tsunami 1607
2,000+ May 2004 Caribbean floods Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands 2004
1,985 Pakistan floods, monsoon flooding[8][9][10][11] Pakistan 2010
1,921[5][6] Vajont Dam landslide and flood Italy 1963
1,834[citation needed] 1992 Pakistan, Northern India monsoon rain Pakistan, India 1992
1,739[12] 2022 Pakistan floods Pakistan 2022
1,723[citation needed] 1991 China flood, mainly, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei, torrential floods, mud-rock flows China 1991
1,700[citation needed] 1955 Northern India flood India 1955
1,678[citation needed] The flood of Chile[citation needed] Chile
1,624[citation needed] Fujian, Anhui, Zhejiang flood China 2005
1,605–3,363[citation needed] spring flooding Haiti, Dominican Republic 2004
1,558 St. Martin flood, storm surge Netherlands 1686
1,532[citation needed] 2002 China flood, torrential floods, mud-rock flows China 2002
1,503[citation needed] Mumbai and the surrounding state Maharashtra, Karnataka, monsoon rain in 2005 India 2005
1,437[citation needed] 1995 China flood, mainly, Hunan, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Sichuan, Fujian, torrential rain, devastating floods, mud-rock flows China 1995
1,348 2007 China flood, mountain torrents, mud-rock flows China 2007
1,268 Floods caused by Tropical Storm Washi[13] Philippines 2011
1,029 2004 China flood, mountain torrents, mud-rock flows, landslide China 2004
1,000–8,000 2016 Indian floods by monsoon rain India 2016
1,000[citation needed] 1961 Bihar flood India 1961
992 1957 Isahaya flood, massive rain and mudslide Japan 1957
941 Inuyama Iruka pond dam failure Japan 1868
933 1938 Hanshin flood, mainly Tokyo, Kobe, massive rain and landslide Japan 1938
915 Barcelona, flash flood Spain 1962
903 January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides Brazil 2011
848 1977 Karachi flood Pakistan 1977
844 2006 North Korean floods North Korea 2006
827 Algiers, Bab El Oued, devastating flood, mudslide Algeria 2001
800 North Sea flood, storm surge Netherlands 1825
800 2000 Mozambique flood Mozambique 2000
705 2006 Ethiopia flood, mainly Omo River Delta, Dire Dawa, Tena, Gode, flash flood, heavyrain Ethiopia 2006
677 2009 August 8 flood, due to Typhoon Morakot, An entire village of Shiaolin was buried at the southern county of Kaohsiung Taiwan 2009
672 1972 Seoul flood South Korea 1972
653 1972 Luzon flood Philippines 1972
640 1987 Villatina landslide disaster Colombia 1987
610 2007 North Korean floods North Korea 2007
595 1999 Vietnamese floods Vietnam 1999
594 Hanoi and Red River Delta flood North Vietnam 1971
540 1969 Tunisia flooding Tunisia 1969
532 Cuzco, Huallaga, torrential rain, flooding, landslide Peru 1982
517 1967 Massive rain of Japan, mainly, Kobe, Kure, Agano River, massive rain and landslide Japan 1967
506 KwaZulu-Natal South Africa 1987
500 Malawi, flash flood and landslide Malawi 1991
500 Gauldal, landslide Norway 1345
500[14] 2018 East Africa floods Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, and Somalia 2018
483 2018 Kerala floods India 2018
464 Lisbon flash flood Portugal 1967
449+ 2016 China floods China 2016
445 Western Japan, massive rains and landslides Japan 1972
437 1967 Brazil flood, mainly Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, flood and landslide Brazil 1967
431 St. Francis Dam failure United States (California) 1928
431 2015 Tamil Nadu floods Chennai, Cuddalore and Andhra Pradesh named 2015 South Indian floods India 2015
429 2002 Nepal flood, mainly occurred at Makwanpur, monssnal rain, flood, landslide Nepal 2002
425 October 1999 Mexico floods, mainly occurred at Tabasco, Puebla, Chiapas, flood and mudslide as a result from Tropical Depression Eleven Mexico 1999
421 Malpasset Dam failure France 1959
420 St. Aarons Flood Amsterdam 1420
415+ 2024 Nigeria floods Nigeria 2024
408 1969 South Korea flood, mainly, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Gangwon-do, torrential rain, landslide South Korea 1969
407 1993 Iran flood, mainly occurred at Isfahan, Bandar Abass, flash flood and landslide Iran 1993
405 1998 South Korea flood, heavy massive rain, landslide South Korea 1998
400 1955 Lebanon Tripoli flood Lebanon 1955
386 Thailand, Malaysia, mainly, Nakhon, Songkhla, Kelantan, torrential rain Thailand, Malaysia 1988
385+ Wayanad, Kerala, India Chooral Mala Landslide 2024
385 Ohio River flood of 1937 United States (Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois) 1937
373 1966 Rio de Janeiro flood, flood and landslide Brazil 1966
364 Piura, Tumbes, torrential rain, flooding, landslide Peru 1983
360+ Great Dayton Flood United States 1913
360 1958 Buenos Aires flood Argentina 1958
356+[6][15] 1923 Gleno Dam failure Italy 1923
353 2007 African Nations flood mainly Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, and many African country 2007
347 1996 Yemen flood Yemen 1996
345 1987 South Korea flood, mainly, Chungchongnam-do, Jeollanam-do, Kangwon, torrential rain, landslide South Korea 1987
342 2006 East African Flood Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia 2006
315 North Sea flood of 1962 storm tide Germany 1962
313 2003 Sumatra flood, mainly Jambi, Batanghari, Tondano, torrential rain, flash flood, landslide Indonesia 2003
302 2021 Henan floods China 2021
300+ 2024 Nepal floods Nepal 2024
300[6] 1584 Tanaro River flood Italy 1584
300 Flood in Miskolc, 1878 Miskolc, Hungary 1878
300 Pampayacta avalanche Peru 1963
300 Quebrada Blanca canyon, landslide Colombia 1974
299 1982 Nagasaki flood Japan 1982
290 Rio de Janeiro and Fluminense flood Brazil 1988
272 1973 Granada, Almeria, Murcia flood Spain 1973
270 Great Sheffield flood dam disaster United Kingdom 1864
268 Val di Stava dam disaster Italy 1985
259 1966 Maian flood Jordan 1966
255 1998 Tajikistan flood Tajikistan 1998
251 2021 Maharashtra floods India 2021
250 La Josefina landslide dam failure Ecuador 1993
246+ April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2010
246 Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 United States (Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas) 1927
242 2021 European floods Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Romania, Czech Republic, Croatia 2021
240 2017 Gujarat flood Gujarat and Rajasthan, India 2017
238 Black Hills flood United States 1972
235–244 2009 Philippine Floods[16] Philippines 2009
233 2020 Central Vietnam floods Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos 2020
230 Marrakesh flash flood Morocco 1995
228 2007 Balochistan flood by Cyclone Yemyin Pakistan 2007
223 2012 North Korean floods North Korea 2012
225 2018 Japan floods Japan 2018
222 2024 Spanish floods Province of Valencia, Spain 2024
203+ 2017 China floods China 2017
200–600 1824 St. Petersburg flood Russia 1824
200–600 Chungar landslide, flood, avalanche Peru 1971
200+ 2008 South China floods South China 2008
200 Pamir Mountain area, mud and rock slides, torrential rain Tajikistan 1992
199 Santa Catarina, Tubarão, torrential heavy rain Brazil 1974
199 2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides El Salvador 2009
190 Huigra, landslide Ecuador 1931
187 Ulaanbaatar-Tov area, heavy rain, mostly during August Mongolia 1982
182 Rio Grande do Sul floods Brazil 2024
172 2012 Russian floods Krymsk 2012
165 2004 Brazil flood, mainly São Paulo, Pemambuco, torrential rain, mudslide Brazil 2004
159 Sarno flood and landslide Italy 1998
154 KwaZulu-Natal South Africa 1995
141+ 2010–2011 Southern Africa floods Africa 2011
140+ 2019 Pakistan floods and storms Pakistan 2019
139 Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts) United States 1874
138 2010 Colombia floods Colombia 2010
135 Ozengeli, avalanche Turkey 1993
128 Izumo, massive rain and mudslide Japan 1964
125+ 2010 Leh floods Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan/India 2010
123 2009 Jeddah Torrential rain, floods Saudi Arabia 2009
121 1986 Northern Vietnam floods Vietnam 1986
120 1991 Antofagasta Flood, mud swept Chile 1991
119 2007 Central and East Java torrential monsoon rain, landslide, flood Indonesia 2007
117 Masuda, massive rain and landslide Japan 1983
115 Los Angeles flood of 1938 United States 1938
114 1990 South Korea flood, Seoul, Inchon, heavy rain South Korea 1990
113 2019 Jayapura flood and landslide Indonesia 2019
113 2021 Afghanistan flood, 2021 Nuristan floods Afghanistan 2021
110 Southern Federal District, heavy rain, landslide[17] Russia 2002
106 1997 Central European flood Poland, Czech Republic 1997
104 1981 Laingsburg flood South Africa 1981
101 2013 Argentina floods Argentina 2013
101 2016 Sri Lankan floods Sri Lanka 2016
100+ 2023 North India floods India 2023
100 2008 Vietnam floods Vietnam, China 2008
94 The Mameyes disaster Puerto Rico (Ponce) 1985
90+ Columbus, Ohio flood on March 25, 1913 United States 1913
86 "Las Nieves" camping river flood, in Biescas. Spain 1996
85+ January 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2010
81+ Valencia flood Valencia, Spain 1957
81 Holmfirth floods—Bilberry Reservoir dam failure United Kingdom 1852
81 2021 Turkey floods Turkey 2021
80–100[18] 1852 Gundagai flood Australia 1852
80+ 2014 Southeast Europe floods Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia 2014
80[19] 1988 Sudan floods Sudan 1988
80 Failure of Laurel Run Dam and flash flooding, Johnstown, Pennsylvania United States 1977
78 Austin Dam failure United States 1911
77+ 2019 Iran floods Iran 2019
73 1993 Kagoshima Heavy Rain, mudslide and debris flow Japan 1993
72+ Nigeria floods Nigeria 2012
72 Gudbrandsdalen flood and landslides Norway 1789
69 2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans United States 2005
68 2019 South Sulawesi floods Indonesia 2019
67 2003 Santa Fe flood Argentina 2003
66 2020 Jakarta floods Indonesia 2020
62 2021 Niger floods Niger 2021
61[20] Clermont and Peak Downs flood Australia 1916

Notes

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1.^ Some reports list as many as 12,000 dead.

See also

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References

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