1934 flood in Poland
Meteorological history | |
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Duration | July 1934 |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 55 |
Damage | $12 million |
Areas affected | South-central Poland |
1934 flood in Poland (
The flood
The first heavy rains took place on 13 July 1934, and it continued during the coming days, with more than 50 millimetres (2.0 in) of rain noted on 14 and 15 July. Peak of the rainfall was marked on 16 July, with heaviest rains ever recorded in the Dunajec basin. On that day, 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain fell in the village of Witów, and in
Levels of the rivers which have their sources in the Tatras and the Gorce Mountains rose immediately, and on 19 July the flood wave, swollen by excessive waters of the tributaries, appeared on the Vistula near Sandomierz. Due to pressure of the water, levees were broken, and thousands of acres of fields were covered in water. At the same time, this caused the flood wave to decrease, and by the time it reached Warsaw (22 July), it was much smaller than expected, and did not inflict much damage in Poland's capital.
Effects
Altogether, the water flooded 1,260 square kilometres (490 sq mi), killing 55 people. Damaged or destroyed were 22,059 buildings, 167 kilometres (104 mi) of roads, and 78 bridges. The damages were estimated at US$12,000,000, or more than 60 million interbellum
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- ^ "Dunajec Flood, 17 July 1934, by Bartlomiej Kozlowski". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2009.