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List of deadliest floods

Updated: 11/4/2025, 2:18:31 PM Wikipedia source

This is a list of the deadliest floods worldwide, with a minimum of 60 deaths.

Tables

· List
1,000,000–2,000,000
1,000,000–2,000,000
Deaths
1,000,000–2,000,000
Event
1887 Yellow River flood
Location
China
Year
1887
422,000–2,000,000
422,000–2,000,000
Deaths
422,000–2,000,000
Event
1931 China floods
Location
China
Year
1931
470,000–500,000
470,000–500,000
Deaths
470,000–500,000
Event
1938 Yellow River flood
Location
China
Year
1938
300,000–500,000
300,000–500,000
Deaths
300,000–500,000
Event
1970 Bhola cyclone
Location
East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Year
1970
145,000
145,000
Deaths
145,000
Event
1935 Yangtze flood
Location
China
Year
1935
100,000+
100,000+
Deaths
100,000+
Event
St. Felix's flood
Location
Netherlands
Year
1530
up to 100,000
up to 100,000
Deaths
up to 100,000
Event
The flood of 1099
Location
Netherlands, England
Year
1099
50,000–80,000
50,000–80,000
Deaths
50,000–80,000
Event
St. Lucia's flood, storm surge
Location
Holy Roman Empire
Year
1287
0 or 36,000 or 60,000
0 or 36,000 or 60,000
Deaths
0 or 36,000 or 60,000
Event
North sea flood, storm surge
Location
Holy Roman Empire
Year
1212
40,000
40,000
Deaths
40,000
Event
1949 Eastern Guatemalan floods
Location
Guatemala
Year
1949
25,000+
25,000+
Deaths
25,000+
Event
First St. Marcellus's flood, storm surge
Location
Holy Roman Empire
Year
1219
33,000
33,000
Deaths
33,000
Event
1954 Yangtze floods
Location
China
Year
1954
27,000–1,500,000
27,000–1,500,000
Deaths
27,000–1,500,000
Event
1974 Bangladesh flood due to monsoon rain
Location
Bangladesh
Year
1974
26,000–240,000
26,000–240,000
Deaths
26,000–240,000
Event
1975 Banqiao Dam failure and floods
Location
China
Year
1975
25,000–40,000
25,000–40,000
Deaths
25,000–40,000
Event
St. Marcellus's flood (Grote Mandrenke), storm tide
Location
Holy Roman Empire, Denmark
Year
1362
20,000–25,000
20,000–25,000
Deaths
20,000–25,000
Event
All Saints' Flood, storm surge
Location
Holy Roman Empire
Year
1570
20,000
20,000
Deaths
20,000
Event
1939 Tianjin flood[citation needed]
Location
China
Year
1939
15,000
15,000
Deaths
15,000
Event
1705 Po Valley flood
Location
Po Valley, Italy
Year
1705
14,000
14,000
Deaths
14,000
Event
Christmas flood, storm surge
Location
Netherlands, Germany, Denmark
Year
1717
11,498+
11,498+
Deaths
11,498+
Event
Storm Daniel
Location
Libya, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Egypt
Year
2023
10,000–100,000
10,000–100,000
Deaths
10,000–100,000
Event
St. Elizabeth's flood, storm surge
Location
Holy Roman Empire
Year
1421
10,000–30,000
10,000–30,000
Deaths
10,000–30,000
Event
1999 Vargas mudslide
Location
Venezuela
Year
1999
9,887–30,000
9,887–30,000
Deaths
9,887–30,000
Event
1999 Odisha cyclone, storm surge
Location
India (Odisha), Myanmar, Bangladesh
Year
1999
8,000–15,000
8,000–15,000
Deaths
8,000–15,000
Event
Burchardi flood
Location
Germany, Denmark
Year
1634
7,000
7,000
Deaths
7,000
Event
1557 Palermo flood
Location
Sicily
Year
1557
6,511
6,511
Deaths
6,511
Event
2020 South Asian floods
Location
Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Year
2020
6,200[citation needed]
6,200[citation needed]
Deaths
6,200[citation needed]
Event
Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui flood
Location
China
Year
1980
6,054
6,054
Deaths
6,054
Event
2013 North India floods
Location
India
Year
2013
6,000-12,000
6,000-12,000
Deaths
6,000-12,000
Event
1900 Galveston hurricane
Location
United States
Year
1900
5,154 (official)[citation needed]
5,154 (official)[citation needed]
Deaths
5,154 (official)[citation needed]
Event
1963 Great Hai River flood
Location
Hai River, China
Year
1963
5,000–10,000[citation needed]
5,000–10,000[citation needed]
Deaths
5,000–10,000[citation needed]
Event
Rajasthan flood
Location
India
Year
1943
5,000[citation needed]
5,000[citation needed]
Deaths
5,000[citation needed]
Event
Lake Palcacocha in the Cojup valley, Cordillera Blanca mountain range, landslide by massive avalanche
Location
Peru
Year
1941
4,892
4,892
Deaths
4,892
Event
1968 Rajasthan, Gujarat monsoon rain
Location
India
Year
1968
4,800[citation needed]
4,800[citation needed]
Deaths
4,800[citation needed]
Event
1951 Manchuria flood
Location
China
Year
1951
4,000
4,000
Deaths
4,000
Event
1610 Tanaro River flood
Location
Italy
Year
1610
3,838[citation needed]
3,838[citation needed]
Deaths
3,838[citation needed]
Event
1998 Eastern India, 1998 Bangladesh flood
Location
India, Bangladesh
Year
1998
3,814[citation needed]
3,814[citation needed]
Deaths
3,814[citation needed]
Event
1989 Sichuan flood
Location
China
Year
1989
3,800[citation needed]
3,800[citation needed]
Deaths
3,800[citation needed]
Event
1978 Northern India monsoon rain
Location
India
Year
1978
3,656[citation needed]
3,656[citation needed]
Deaths
3,656[citation needed]
Event
1998 Yangtze river flood
Location
China
Year
1998
3,500[citation needed]
3,500[citation needed]
Deaths
3,500[citation needed]
Event
1948 Fuzhou flood
Location
China
Year
1948
3,189+
3,189+
Deaths
3,189+
Event
2010 China floods, landslides
Location
China, North Korea
Year
2010
3,083
3,083
Deaths
3,083
Event
1993 South Asian monsoon floods
Location
Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Year
1993
3,076[citation needed]
3,076[citation needed]
Deaths
3,076[citation needed]
Event
2004 Eastern India, Bangladesh monsoon rain
Location
India, Bangladesh
Year
2004
3,000
3,000
Deaths
3,000
Event
1530 Tiber River flood
Location
Italy
Year
1530
3,000
3,000
Deaths
3,000
Event
1598 Tiber River flood
Location
Italy
Year
1598
3,000[citation needed]
3,000[citation needed]
Deaths
3,000[citation needed]
Event
1992 Afghanistan flood, mainly, Gulbahar, Kalotak, Shutul, Parwan, flash flood, mudslide
Location
Afghanistan
Year
1992
2,910[citation needed]
2,910[citation needed]
Deaths
2,910[citation needed]
Event
1950 Pakistan flood
Location
Pakistan
Year
1950
2,828+
2,828+
Deaths
2,828+
Event
2011 Southeast Asian floods
Location
Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia
Year
2011
2,775[citation needed]
2,775[citation needed]
Deaths
2,775[citation needed]
Event
1996 China flood, torrential floods, mud-rock flows
Location
China
Year
1996
2,566
2,566
Deaths
2,566
Event
1953 Japan floods (1953 Northern Kyushu flood and 1953 Wakayama flood), massive rain, flood, mudslides
Location
mainly Kitakyushu, Kumamoto, Wakayama, and Kizugawa, Japan
Year
1953
2,400[citation needed]
2,400[citation needed]
Deaths
2,400[citation needed]
Event
North Sea flood, storm surge
Location
Netherlands
Year
838
2,379[citation needed]
2,379[citation needed]
Deaths
2,379[citation needed]
Event
1988 Bangladesh monsoon rain
Location
Bangladesh
Year
1988
2,209
2,209
Deaths
2,209
Event
Johnstown Flood
Location
United States (Pennsylvania)
Year
1889
2,142
2,142
Deaths
2,142
Event
North Sea flood of 1953 storm surge
Location
Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium
Year
1953
2,075[citation needed]
2,075[citation needed]
Deaths
2,075[citation needed]
Event
1981 Sichuan, Shanxi flood
Location
China
Year
1981
2,055[citation needed]
2,055[citation needed]
Deaths
2,055[citation needed]
Event
1987 Bangladesh monsoon rain
Location
Bangladesh
Year
1987
several thousands[citation needed]
several thousands[citation needed]
Deaths
several thousands[citation needed]
Event
North Sea flood, storm surge
Location
Holy Roman Empire
Year
1014
several thousands[citation needed]
several thousands[citation needed]
Deaths
several thousands[citation needed]
Event
St. Juliana flood, storm surge
Location
Holy Roman Empire
Year
1164
several thousands[citation needed]
several thousands[citation needed]
Deaths
several thousands[citation needed]
Event
St. Agatha flood, storm surge
Location
Holy Roman Empire
Year
1288
several thousands[citation needed]
several thousands[citation needed]
Deaths
several thousands[citation needed]
Event
St. Clemens flood, storm surge
Location
Holy Roman Empire
Year
1334
several thousands
several thousands
Deaths
several thousands
Event
St. Mary Magdalene's flood
Location
Central Europe
Year
1342
several thousands[citation needed]
several thousands[citation needed]
Deaths
several thousands[citation needed]
Event
All Saints flood, storm surge
Location
Holy Roman Empire
Year
1532
several thousands[citation needed]
several thousands[citation needed]
Deaths
several thousands[citation needed]
Event
North Sea flood, storm surge
Location
Netherlands
Year
1703
2,000–10,000
2,000–10,000
Deaths
2,000–10,000
Event
Great Iran Flood
Location
Iran
Year
1954
2,000–5,0001
2,000–5,0001
Deaths
2,000–5,0001
Event
1979 Machchhu dam failure
Location
India (Morvi, Gujarat)
Year
1979
2,000–3,000[citation needed]
2,000–3,000[citation needed]
Deaths
2,000–3,000[citation needed]
Event
Mostaganem and Oran flood
Location
Algeria
Year
1927
2,000+
2,000+
Deaths
2,000+
Event
Bristol Channel floods
Location
England and Wales; possible tsunami
Year
1607
2,000+
2,000+
Deaths
2,000+
Event
May 2004 Caribbean floods
Location
Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands
Year
2004
1,985
1,985
Deaths
1,985
Event
Pakistan floods, monsoon flooding
Location
Pakistan
Year
2010
1,921
1,921
Deaths
1,921
Event
Vajont Dam landslide and flood
Location
Italy
Year
1963
1,834[citation needed]
1,834[citation needed]
Deaths
1,834[citation needed]
Event
1992 Pakistan, Northern India monsoon rain
Location
Pakistan, India
Year
1992
1,739
1,739
Deaths
1,739
Event
2022 Pakistan floods
Location
Pakistan
Year
2022
1,723[citation needed]
1,723[citation needed]
Deaths
1,723[citation needed]
Event
1991 China flood, mainly, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei, torrential floods, mud-rock flows
Location
China
Year
1991
1,700[citation needed]
1,700[citation needed]
Deaths
1,700[citation needed]
Event
1955 Northern India flood
Location
India
Year
1955
1,624[citation needed]
1,624[citation needed]
Deaths
1,624[citation needed]
Event
Fujian, Anhui, Zhejiang flood
Location
China
Year
2005
1,605–3,363[citation needed]
1,605–3,363[citation needed]
Deaths
1,605–3,363[citation needed]
Event
spring flooding
Location
Haiti, Dominican Republic
Year
2004
1,558
1,558
Deaths
1,558
Event
St. Martin flood, storm surge
Location
Netherlands
Year
1686
1,532[citation needed]
1,532[citation needed]
Deaths
1,532[citation needed]
Event
2002 China flood, torrential floods, mud-rock flows
Location
China
Year
2002
1,503[citation needed]
1,503[citation needed]
Deaths
1,503[citation needed]
Event
Mumbai and the surrounding state Maharashtra, Karnataka, monsoon rain in 2005
Location
India
Year
2005
1,437[citation needed]
1,437[citation needed]
Deaths
1,437[citation needed]
Event
1995 China flood, mainly, Hunan, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Sichuan, Fujian, torrential rain, devastating floods, mud-rock flows
Location
China
Year
1995
1,392
1,392
Deaths
1,392
Event
Hurricane Katrina, storm surge and levee failure
Location
United States
Year
2005
1,348
1,348
Deaths
1,348
Event
2007 China flood, mountain torrents, mud-rock flows
Location
China
Year
2007
1,268
1,268
Deaths
1,268
Event
Floods caused by Tropical Storm Washi
Location
Philippines
Year
2011
1,029
1,029
Deaths
1,029
Event
2004 China flood, mountain torrents, mud-rock flows, landslide
Location
China
Year
2004
1,000–8,000
1,000–8,000
Deaths
1,000–8,000
Event
2016 Indian floods by monsoon rain
Location
India
Year
2016
1,000[citation needed]
1,000[citation needed]
Deaths
1,000[citation needed]
Event
1961 Bihar flood
Location
India
Year
1961
992
992
Deaths
992
Event
1957 Isahaya flood, massive rain and mudslide
Location
Japan
Year
1957
941
941
Deaths
941
Event
Inuyama Iruka pond dam failure
Location
Japan
Year
1868
933
933
Deaths
933
Event
1938 Hanshin flood, mainly Tokyo, Kobe, massive rain and landslide
Location
Japan
Year
1938
915
915
Deaths
915
Event
Barcelona, flash flood
Location
Spain
Year
1962
903
903
Deaths
903
Event
January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides
Location
Brazil
Year
2011
848
848
Deaths
848
Event
1977 Karachi flood
Location
Pakistan
Year
1977
844
844
Deaths
844
Event
2006 North Korean floods
Location
North Korea
Year
2006
827
827
Deaths
827
Event
Algiers, Bab El Oued, devastating flood, mudslide
Location
Algeria
Year
2001
800
800
Deaths
800
Event
North Sea flood, storm surge
Location
Netherlands
Year
1825
800
800
Deaths
800
Event
2000 Mozambique flood
Location
Mozambique
Year
2000
705
705
Deaths
705
Event
2006 Ethiopia flood, mainly Omo River Delta, Dire Dawa, Tena, and Gode, flash floods, heavy rain
Location
Ethiopia
Year
2006
677
677
Deaths
677
Event
August 8 2009 flood due to Typhoon Morakot; an entire village of Shiaolin was buried in the southern county of Kaohsiung
Location
Taiwan
Year
2009
672
672
Deaths
672
Event
1972 Seoul flood
Location
South Korea
Year
1972
653
653
Deaths
653
Event
1972 Luzon flood
Location
Philippines
Year
1972
650
650
Deaths
650
Event
Great Flood of 1913
Location
United States
Year
1913
610
610
Deaths
610
Event
2007 North Korean floods
Location
North Korea
Year
2007
595
595
Deaths
595
Event
1999 Vietnamese floods
Location
Vietnam
Year
1999
594
594
Deaths
594
Event
Hanoi and Red River Delta flood
Location
North Vietnam
Year
1971
540
540
Deaths
540
Event
1969 Tunisia flooding
Location
Tunisia
Year
1969
532
532
Deaths
532
Event
Cuzco, Huallaga, torrential rain, flooding, landslide
Location
Peru
Year
1982
517
517
Deaths
517
Event
1967 Massive rain of Japan, mainly, Kobe, Kure, Agano River, massive rain and landslide
Location
Japan
Year
1967
506
506
Deaths
506
Event
KwaZulu-Natal
Location
South Africa
Year
1987
500
500
Deaths
500
Event
Malawi, flash flood and landslide
Location
Malawi
Year
1991
500
500
Deaths
500
Event
2018 East Africa floods
Location
Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, and Somalia
Year
2018
483
483
Deaths
483
Event
2018 Kerala floods
Location
India
Year
2018
464
464
Deaths
464
Event
Lisbon flash flood
Location
Portugal
Year
1967
449+
449+
Deaths
449+
Event
2016 China floods
Location
China
Year
2016
445
445
Deaths
445
Event
Western Japan, massive rains and landslides
Location
Japan
Year
1972
437
437
Deaths
437
Event
1967 Brazil flood, mainly Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, flood and landslide
Location
Brazil
Year
1967
431
431
Deaths
431
Event
St. Francis Dam failure
Location
United States (California)
Year
1928
431
431
Deaths
431
Event
2015 Tamil Nadu floods Chennai, Cuddalore and Andhra Pradesh named 2015 South Indian floods
Location
India
Year
2015
429
429
Deaths
429
Event
2002 Nepal flood, mainly occurred at Makwanpur, monsoon rain, flood, landslide
Location
Nepal
Year
2002
425
425
Deaths
425
Event
October 1999 Mexico floods, mainly occurred at Tabasco, Puebla, Chiapas, flood and mudslide as a result from Tropical Depression Eleven
Location
Mexico
Year
1999
421
421
Deaths
421
Event
Malpasset Dam failure
Location
France
Year
1959
420
420
Deaths
420
Event
St. Aaron's Flood
Location
Amsterdam
Year
1420
415+
415+
Deaths
415+
Event
2024 Nigeria floods
Location
Nigeria
Year
2024
408
408
Deaths
408
Event
1969 South Korea flood, mainly, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Gangwon-do, torrential rain, landslide
Location
South Korea
Year
1969
407
407
Deaths
407
Event
1993 Iran flood, mainly occurred at Isfahan, Bandar Abbas, flash flood and landslide
Location
Iran
Year
1993
405
405
Deaths
405
Event
1998 South Korea flood, heavy massive rain, landslide
Location
South Korea
Year
1998
400
400
Deaths
400
Event
1955 Lebanon Tripoli flood
Location
Lebanon
Year
1955
386
386
Deaths
386
Event
Thailand, Malaysia, mainly Nakhon, Songkhla, and Kelantan, torrential rain
Location
Thailand, Malaysia
Year
1988
385+
385+
Deaths
385+
Event
Wayanad, Kerala, India
Location
Chooral Mala Landslide
Year
2024
385
385
Deaths
385
Event
Ohio River flood of 1937
Location
United States (Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois)
Year
1937
373
373
Deaths
373
Event
1966 Rio de Janeiro flood, flood and landslide
Location
Brazil
Year
1966
364
364
Deaths
364
Event
Piura, Tumbes, torrential rain, flooding, landslide
Location
Peru
Year
1983
360+
360+
Deaths
360+
Event
Great Dayton Flood
Location
United States
Year
1913
360
360
Deaths
360
Event
1958 Buenos Aires flood
Location
Argentina
Year
1958
356+
356+
Deaths
356+
Event
1923 Gleno Dam failure
Location
Italy
Year
1923
353
353
Deaths
353
Event
2007 African Nations flood
Location
mainly Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, and other African countries
Year
2007
347
347
Deaths
347
Event
1996 Yemen flood
Location
Yemen
Year
1996
345
345
Deaths
345
Event
1987 South Korea flood, mainly, Chungchongnam-do, Jeollanam-do, Kangwon, torrential rain, landslide
Location
South Korea
Year
1987
342
342
Deaths
342
Event
2006 East African Flood
Location
Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia
Year
2006
315
315
Deaths
315
Event
North Sea flood of 1962 storm tide
Location
Germany
Year
1962
313
313
Deaths
313
Event
2003 Sumatra flood, mainly Jambi, Batanghari, Tondano, torrential rain, flash flood, landslide
Location
Indonesia
Year
2003
302
302
Deaths
302
Event
2021 Henan floods
Location
China
Year
2021
300+
300+
Deaths
300+
Event
2024 Nepal floods
Location
Nepal
Year
2024
300
300
Deaths
300
Event
1584 Tanaro River flood
Location
Italy
Year
1584
300
300
Deaths
300
Event
1878 flood in Miskolc
Location
Miskolc, Hungary
Year
1878
299
299
Deaths
299
Event
1982 Nagasaki flood
Location
Japan
Year
1982
290
290
Deaths
290
Event
Rio de Janeiro and Fluminense flood
Location
Brazil
Year
1988
272
272
Deaths
272
Event
1973 Granada, Almeria, Murcia flood
Location
Spain
Year
1973
270
270
Deaths
270
Event
Great Sheffield flood dam disaster
Location
United Kingdom
Year
1864
268
268
Deaths
268
Event
Val di Stava dam disaster
Location
Italy
Year
1985
259
259
Deaths
259
Event
1966 Maian flood
Location
Jordan
Year
1966
255
255
Deaths
255
Event
1998 Tajikistan flood
Location
Tajikistan
Year
1998
251
251
Deaths
251
Event
2021 Maharashtra floods
Location
India
Year
2021
250
250
Deaths
250
Event
La Josefina landslide dam failure
Location
Ecuador
Year
1993
246+
246+
Deaths
246+
Event
April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Year
2010
246
246
Deaths
246
Event
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Location
United States (Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas)
Year
1927
243
243
Deaths
243
Event
2021 European floods
Location
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Romania, Czech Republic, Croatia
Year
2021
240
240
Deaths
240
Event
2017 Gujarat flood
Location
Gujarat and Rajasthan, India
Year
2017
238
238
Deaths
238
Event
Black Hills flood
Location
United States
Year
1972
237
237
Deaths
237
Event
2024 Spanish floods
Location
Province of Valencia, Spain
Year
2024
235–244
235–244
Deaths
235–244
Event
2009 Philippine Floods
Location
Philippines
Year
2009
233
233
Deaths
233
Event
2020 Central Vietnam floods
Location
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
Year
2020
230
230
Deaths
230
Event
Marrakesh flash flood
Location
Morocco
Year
1995
228
228
Deaths
228
Event
2007 Balochistan flood by Cyclone Yemyin
Location
Pakistan
Year
2007
223
223
Deaths
223
Event
2012 North Korean floods
Location
North Korea
Year
2012
225
225
Deaths
225
Event
2018 Japan floods
Location
Japan
Year
2018
203+
203+
Deaths
203+
Event
2017 China floods
Location
China
Year
2017
200–600
200–600
Deaths
200–600
Event
1824 St. Petersburg flood
Location
Russia
Year
1824
200–600
200–600
Deaths
200–600
Event
Chungar landslide, flood, avalanche
Location
Peru
Year
1971
200+
200+
Deaths
200+
Event
2008 South China floods
Location
South China
Year
2008
200
200
Deaths
200
Event
Pamir Mountain area, mud and rock slides, torrential rain
Location
Tajikistan
Year
1992
199
199
Deaths
199
Event
Santa Catarina, Tubarão, torrential heavy rain
Location
Brazil
Year
1974
199
199
Deaths
199
Event
2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides
Location
El Salvador
Year
2009
190
190
Deaths
190
Event
Huigra, landslide
Location
Ecuador
Year
1931
187
187
Deaths
187
Event
Ulaanbaatar-Tov area, heavy rain, mostly during August
Location
Mongolia
Year
1982
182
182
Deaths
182
Event
2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods
Location
Brazil
Year
2024
172
172
Deaths
172
Event
2012 Russian floods
Location
Krymsk
Year
2012
165
165
Deaths
165
Event
2004 Brazil flood, mainly São Paulo, Pemambuco, torrential rain, mudslide
Location
Brazil
Year
2004
159
159
Deaths
159
Event
Sarno flood and landslide
Location
Italy
Year
1998
154
154
Deaths
154
Event
KwaZulu-Natal
Location
South Africa
Year
1995
141+
141+
Deaths
141+
Event
2010–2011 Southern Africa floods
Location
Africa
Year
2011
140+
140+
Deaths
140+
Event
2019 Pakistan floods and storms
Location
Pakistan
Year
2019
139
139
Deaths
139
Event
Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts)
Location
United States
Year
1874
138
138
Deaths
138
Event
2010 Colombia floods
Location
Colombia
Year
2010
136+
136+
Deaths
136+
Event
July 2025 Central Texas floods
Location
United States
Year
2025
128
128
Deaths
128
Event
Izumo, massive rain and mudslide
Location
Japan
Year
1964
125+
125+
Deaths
125+
Event
2010 Leh floods
Location
Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan/India
Year
2010
123
123
Deaths
123
Event
2009 Jeddah torrential rain, floods
Location
Saudi Arabia
Year
2009
121
121
Deaths
121
Event
1986 Northern Vietnam floods
Location
Vietnam
Year
1986
120
120
Deaths
120
Event
1991 Antofagasta flood, mudslide
Location
Chile
Year
1991
119
119
Deaths
119
Event
2007 Central and East Java torrential monsoon rain, landslide, flood
Location
Indonesia
Year
2007
117
117
Deaths
117
Event
Masuda, massive rain and landslide
Location
Japan
Year
1983
115
115
Deaths
115
Event
Los Angeles flood of 1938
Location
United States
Year
1938
114
114
Deaths
114
Event
1990 South Korea flood, Seoul, Inchon, heavy rain
Location
South Korea
Year
1990
114
114
Deaths
114
Event
1997 Central European flood
Location
Poland, Czech Republic
Year
1997
113
113
Deaths
113
Event
2019 Jayapura flood and landslide
Location
Indonesia
Year
2019
113
113
Deaths
113
Event
2021 Afghanistan flood, 2021 Nuristan floods
Location
Afghanistan
Year
2021
110
110
Deaths
110
Event
Southern Federal District, heavy rain, landslide
Location
Russia
Year
2002
104
104
Deaths
104
Event
1981 Laingsburg flood
Location
South Africa
Year
1981
101
101
Deaths
101
Event
2013 Argentina floods
Location
Argentina
Year
2013
101
101
Deaths
101
Event
2016 Sri Lankan floods
Location
Sri Lanka
Year
2016
100+
100+
Deaths
100+
Event
2023 North India floods
Location
India
Year
2023
100
100
Deaths
100
Event
2008 Vietnam floods
Location
Vietnam, China
Year
2008
94
94
Deaths
94
Event
The Mameyes disaster
Location
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Year
1985
86
86
Deaths
86
Event
"Las Nieves" camping river flood, in Biescas.
Location
Spain
Year
1996
85+
85+
Deaths
85+
Event
January 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Year
2010
81+
81+
Deaths
81+
Event
Valencia flood
Location
Valencia, Spain
Year
1957
81
81
Deaths
81
Event
Holmfirth floods—Bilberry Reservoir dam failure
Location
United Kingdom
Year
1852
81
81
Deaths
81
Event
2021 Turkey floods
Location
Turkey
Year
2021
80–100
80–100
Deaths
80–100
Event
1852 Gundagai flood
Location
Australia
Year
1852
80+
80+
Deaths
80+
Event
2014 Southeast Europe floods
Location
Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Year
2014
80
80
Deaths
80
Event
1988 Sudan floods
Location
Sudan
Year
1988
80
80
Deaths
80
Event
1977 Johnstown flood
Location
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, US
Year
1977
78
78
Deaths
78
Event
Austin Dam failure
Location
United States
Year
1911
77+
77+
Deaths
77+
Event
2019 Iran floods
Location
Iran
Year
2019
73
73
Deaths
73
Event
1993 Kagoshima flood, mudslides and debris flow
Location
Japan
Year
1993
72+
72+
Deaths
72+
Event
2012 Nigeria floods
Location
Nigeria
Year
2012
72
72
Deaths
72
Event
Gudbrandsdalen flood and landslides
Location
Norway
Year
1789
68
68
Deaths
68
Event
2019 South Sulawesi floods
Location
Indonesia
Year
2019
67
67
Deaths
67
Event
2003 Santa Fe flood
Location
Argentina
Year
2003
66
66
Deaths
66
Event
2020 Jakarta floods
Location
Indonesia
Year
2020
62
62
Deaths
62
Event
2021 Niger floods
Location
Niger
Year
2021
61
61
Deaths
61
Event
Clermont and Peak Downs flood
Location
Australia
Year
1916
Deaths
Event
Location
Year
1,000,000–2,000,000
1887 Yellow River flood
China
1887
422,000–2,000,000
1931 China floods
China
1931
470,000–500,000
1938 Yellow River flood
China
1938
300,000–500,000
1970 Bhola cyclone
East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
1970
145,000
1935 Yangtze flood
China
1935
100,000+
St. Felix's flood
Netherlands
1530
up to 100,000
The flood of 1099
Netherlands, England
1099
50,000–80,000
St. Lucia's flood, storm surge
Holy Roman Empire
1287
0 or 36,000 or 60,000
North sea flood, storm surge
Holy Roman Empire
1212
40,000
1949 Eastern Guatemalan floods
Guatemala
1949
25,000+
First St. Marcellus's flood, storm surge
Holy Roman Empire
1219
33,000
1954 Yangtze floods
China
1954
27,000–1,500,000
1974 Bangladesh flood due to monsoon rain
Bangladesh
1974
26,000–240,000
1975 Banqiao Dam failure and floods
China
1975
25,000–40,000
St. Marcellus's flood (Grote Mandrenke), storm tide
Holy Roman Empire, Denmark
1362
20,000–25,000
All Saints' Flood, storm surge
Holy Roman Empire
1570
20,000
1939 Tianjin flood[citation needed]
China
1939
15,000
1705 Po Valley flood
Po Valley, Italy
1705
14,000
Christmas flood, storm surge
Netherlands, Germany, Denmark
1717
11,498+
Storm Daniel
Libya, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Egypt
2023
10,000–100,000
St. Elizabeth's flood, storm surge
Holy Roman Empire
1421
10,000–30,000
1999 Vargas mudslide
Venezuela
1999
9,887–30,000
1999 Odisha cyclone, storm surge
India (Odisha), Myanmar, Bangladesh
1999
8,000–15,000
Burchardi flood
Germany, Denmark
1634
7,000
1557 Palermo flood
Sicily
1557
6,511
2020 South Asian floods
Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
2020
6,200[citation needed]
Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui flood
China
1980
6,054
2013 North India floods
India
2013
6,000-12,000
1900 Galveston hurricane
United States
1900
5,154 (official)[citation needed]
1963 Great Hai River flood
Hai River, China
1963
5,000–10,000[citation needed]
Rajasthan flood
India
1943
5,000[citation needed]
Lake Palcacocha in the Cojup valley, Cordillera Blanca mountain range, landslide by massive avalanche
Peru
1941
4,892
1968 Rajasthan, Gujarat monsoon rain
India
1968
4,800[citation needed]
1951 Manchuria flood
China
1951
4,000
1610 Tanaro River flood
Italy
1610
3,838[citation needed]
1998 Eastern India, 1998 Bangladesh flood
India, Bangladesh
1998
3,814[citation needed]
1989 Sichuan flood
China
1989
3,800[citation needed]
1978 Northern India monsoon rain
India
1978
3,656[citation needed]
1998 Yangtze river flood
China
1998
3,500[citation needed]
1948 Fuzhou flood
China
1948
3,189+
2010 China floods, landslides
China, North Korea
2010
3,083
1993 South Asian monsoon floods
Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan
1993
3,076[citation needed]
2004 Eastern India, Bangladesh monsoon rain
India, Bangladesh
2004
3,000
1530 Tiber River flood
Italy
1530
3,000
1598 Tiber River flood
Italy
1598
3,000[citation needed]
1992 Afghanistan flood, mainly, Gulbahar, Kalotak, Shutul, Parwan, flash flood, mudslide
Afghanistan
1992
2,910[citation needed]
1950 Pakistan flood
Pakistan
1950
2,828+
2011 Southeast Asian floods
Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia
2011
2,775[citation needed]
1996 China flood, torrential floods, mud-rock flows
China
1996

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