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Major Flood Events in Germany


Historical floods - Years

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1970 Flood

A winter storm with heavy rainfall, snowmelt and wind speeds up to 100 mph causes river flooding on the Rhine, Main and Neckar Rivers. Several casualties. The economic damages following levee breaches amount to some 60 million Euros.

 

 

 
Source: THW
Participating Helmholtz Centers:
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ Potsdam)
GKSS Research Center Geesthacht