In 2002, Germany was hit by the largest flood recorded in Europe in the past half of century, based on economic losses. The flood disaster resulted in roughly 16.5 billion U.S. dollars worth of economic damage. It broke the record previously held by floods in Italy in 1994, with economic losses also above 16 billion dollars.
Largest flood disasters in Europe from 1970 to 2019, by economic losses
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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World Meteorological Organization. (July 26, 2021). Largest flood disasters in Europe from 1970 to 2019, by economic losses (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297523/europe-leading-floods-economic-loss/
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