1530 St.'s Felix Flood Netherlands | |
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Total costs | N/A |
Deaths | 100000 |
The St. Felix's flood (in Dutch Sint-Felixvloed) happened on Saturday, 5 November 1530, the name day of St. Felix. This day was later known as Evil Saturday (kwade zaterdag). Large parts of Flanders and Zeeland were washed away, including the Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal. According to Audrey M. Lambert, 'all the Oost Wetering of Zuid-Beveland was lost, save only the town of Reimerswaal.'Reportedly, more than 100,000 were killed in the Netherlands by the St. Felix's flood.
Source: Wikipedia 1705 Po Valley Flood | |
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Total costs | N/A |
Deaths | 15000 |
This is a list consisting of the deadliest floods worldwide with minimum of 60 deaths.
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