2011 European floods
Date | 24 October 2011 – 10 November 2011 |
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Location | Ireland, Italy, France, Spain, parts of North Africa |
Deaths | 17 |
Property damage | >€926 million (2011 Euro) >$1.25 billion (2011 USD)[1][2] |
The 2011 floods in Europe, were caused by a series of storms in the fall, including
Ireland
Thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed during sudden flash floods around the country.[9] Dublin City Council declared a major emergency. Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin, one of Europe's biggest shopping centres, was evacuated shortly before 8 pm on 24 October 2011 after floodwaters surged through the doors, destroying most stores. The owner of a Mexican restaurant in the complex said five-feet of water had rushed down steps towards his business, causing thousands of euro worth of damage.[10] Roads around County Dublin and County Wicklow remained shut the following day.[11]
Two deaths were reported in the country during October.[12][13] Cecilia De Jesus, a 58-year-old Filipino care worker who had recently become an Irish citizen, drowned in her basement flat on Parnell Road, Harold's Cross, Dublin. She had only recently moved into the flat.[14] Her body was discovered after emergency services pumped the water out.[15] The other death was Ciaran Jones, a member of the Garda Síochána who was swept into the River Liffey at Ballysmuttan Bridge in Manor Kilbride, County Wicklow.[9][16] Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore paid tribute to the dead.[17]
Monaghan town centre was reported to be "impassable". Houses in Ballybay, County Monaghan, were evacuated due to a collapse.[18]
Roads in
In Northern Ireland, 18 people, including two children, were rescued by boat in Beragh, County Tyrone, with a new £1 million GAA centre sustaining damage. Newry, Omagh and Strabane were also badly hit.[18]
According to Met Éireann, a rainfall of up to 85 mm (3.3 in), equal to an average month's norm, fell across the Dublin area within three hours.[12] There was record rainfall at Casement Aerodrome.[19]
Italy
The city of Genoa sustained flash floods that erupted when 356 millimetres of rain fell in six hours on 4 November. About six people died.[7] The receding waters in that city revealed heaps of overturned cars, furniture and mud dispersed across the streets. Several people were reported missing in the city.[7] According to Genoa mayor Marta Vicenzi, the floods constituted "a completely unexpected tragedy".[7] Near Pozzuoli, a tree fell on a car, killing the driver.[20] A bridge across the Pellice stream in the countryside collapsed due to rushing waters with no reported injuries.[20] Flooding also occurred in Venice.[7] The muddy water reached Cinque Terre, while the ports of Vernazza and Monterosso were swamped by hundreds of tonnes of debris and mud.[21]
The
France
Five people have been confirmed dead and one person was swept away in the river Var.[22] About 750 people were evacuated from flooded areas in Fréjus, Roquebrune and Tourves.[20] The preliminary damage from floods in the south of France throughout one week has been estimated at between €550 million and €800 million.[22] About 7,500 homes in the departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes lost internet or phone service on 6–7 November.[23]
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TheSieg in Alzenbach], January 2011
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Flooding of Monterosso al Mare, October 2011
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Flood inHernani, Gipuzkoa, November 2011
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- ^ "Weatherwatch: Heavy rain storms sweep cars away". The Guardian. London. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Starkregen Westeuropa/Südfrankreich, Norditalien, Slowenien, Kroatien" (in German). wettergefahren-fruehwarnung.de. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Development of a tropical storm in the Mediterranean Sea (6-9 November 2011)". EUMETSAT. 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Anthony Brunain (11 November 2011). "Tempête Rolf novembre 2011" [Storm Rolf November 2011]. Meteo06.fr (in French). Meteo 06. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Italy floods: Six killed in port city Genoa". BBC. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Floods Strike Again: Italy Faces New Warnings as Rains Continue". Der Spiegel. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d Hegarty, Aine; de Burca, Demelza (25 October 2011). "Ireland floods: Garda swept away by swollen river". Daily Mirror. UK. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Cassisy, Luke (25 October 2011). "Dundrum flooding response criticised". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Road closures in Dublin". The Irish Times. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b Quinn, Eamon (26 October 2011). "Two Killed by Floods in Ireland". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Two bodies found after rain". The Irish Times. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Keane, Kevin (27 October 2011). "Filipino flood victim told friends of pride in being Irish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Carroll, Steven; Kelly, Olivia (27 October 2011). "Tributes paid to nurse as family prepares for garda's burial". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Dunne, Stephen (29 October 2011). "I'll go on loving him – hero garda's girl". Evening Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Kenny pays tribute to flood victims". Belfast Telegraph. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Nihill, Cían; Moriarty, Gerry (25 October 2011). "Dublin not alone in experiencing floods". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ McGreevy, Ronan (25 October 2011). "Rainfall record at Casement Aerodrome". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Naples braces for flooding after heavy rains". AJC. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Squires, Nick (28 October 2011). "Italians open investigation into flooding of Cinque Terre". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ a b "South floods cost €800m". The Connexion. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Cote d'Azur floods cut service to 7,500 homes". Telecompaper. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.