Oder flood of 1997

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The Oder flood of 1997 was a catastrophic Central European flood that devastated large areas of Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic, causing widespread damage and loss of life along the Oder River basin.

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Central European flood of 1997 1
Oder flood of 1997 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood
historical event
natural disaster
alsoKnownAs Oder flood of 1997
surface form: Central European flood of 1997

Millennium Flood
areaAffected Brandenburg
Frankfurt (Oder)
Kłodzko Valley
Lower Silesia
Oder River delta
surface form: Odra estuary

Opole
Opole Voivodeship
Racibórz
Silesia
Szczecin
Wrocław
eastern Germany
southwestern Poland
western Poland
cause intense summer storms
prolonged heavy rainfall
saturated river basin soils
continent Europe
countryAffected Czech Republic
Germany
Poland
countryMostAffected Poland
deaths about 114
deathsInPoland about 55
displacedPeople over 100000
economicDamage billions of US dollars
economicDamageInPoland several billion US dollars
endTime 1997-08
floodPeakLocation Kłodzko
Opole
Wrocław
mainRiver Oder River
notableFeature extensive levee failures
large-scale evacuations
record water levels on the Oder River
partOf history of floods in Europe
pointInTime 1997
regionAffected Central Europe
result enhanced Polish–German–Czech flood management cooperation
introduction of improved flood warning systems
major reconstruction of flood defenses
riverBasinAffected Odra River basin
surface form: Oder River basin
significance one of the most destructive floods in Central Europe in the 20th century
startTime 1997-07

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oder River notableEvent Oder flood of 1997
Oder flood of 1997 alsoKnownAs Oder flood of 1997
this entity surface form: Central European flood of 1997