2018_European_floods

2018 European floods

2018 European floods

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From 4 October 2018 to early November, heavy floods affected Europe. The floods started in the Italian region of Calabria. Then, on 9 October, the island of Mallorca, Spain was struck by floods and in the next days some cities in Southwest France, the region of Sardinia, Italy and some parts of Portugal and the United Kingdom were also struck by flash floods. At the end of the month, Italy was struck again by heavy floods and strong winds. A total of 69 people were killed: 36 in Italy, 16 in France, 13 in Spain, 2 in the United Kingdom and 2 in Portugal.

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  1. Thomas Guien (October 21, 2018). "Inondations meurtrières dans l'Aude : le montant des dégâts estimé à 200 millions d'euros" (in French). La Chaîne Info. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  2. "Maltempo in Sicilia, 12 morti" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2018-11-04.

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