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“From 1980 to 1999 there were 1389 major flooding events this almost doubled in the next 20 years to 2019”
BBC by Isabelle Gerretsen, Jocelyn Timperley and Michael Maiga View original article

Analyzed on 2026-09-18T21:40:58+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-18

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From 1980 to 1999, there were 1,389 major flooding events; this almost doubled in the next 20 years to 2019.

Extracted from: The flood warnings that save lives , BBC

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BBC bbc.com credibility 0.88 Supports

“From 1980 to 1999, there were 1,389 major flooding events; this almost doubled in the next 20 years to 2019.”

The flood warnings that save lives

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Claim ID CLM-3D6D4FDB
Slug from-1980-to-1999-there-were-1389-major-flooding-events-this-3d6d4fdb
Origin bbc.com
Captured 216 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Statistics Disaster