2002 European floods

In August 2002, a week of intense rainfall produced flooding across a large portion of Europe. It reached the Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic and Russia. The event killed 232 people and left €27.7 billion (US$27.115 billion) in damage.

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Which happened first?

• 2002 European floods happened 1 year before 2003 Bam earthquake
• 2002 European floods happened 1 year after 2001 Gujarat earthquake
• 2002 European floods happened 2 years before 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
• 2002 European floods happened 3 years before 2005 Kashmir earthquake
• 2002 European floods happened 3 years after 1999 İzmit earthquake

Timeline

1. 1999 İzmit earthquakeAugust 17, 1999
2. 2001 Gujarat earthquakeJanuary 26, 2001
3. 2002 European floods (this page)August 2002
4. 2003 Bam earthquakeDecember 26, 2003
5. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquakeDecember 26, 2004
6. 2005 Kashmir earthquakeOctober 8, 2005

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