Flood Fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: Variability, Features, and Lessons to Learn

摘要: Floods are still a significant threat to people, despite of the considerable developments in forecasting, management, defensive, and rescue works. In near future, climate societal changes as both urbanization flood prone areas individual dangerous behaviors could increase fatalities. This paper analyzes mortality eight countries using 39-year database (1980–2018) named EUFF (EUropean Flood Fatalities), which was built documentary sources. The narratives fatalities were investigated standardized reporting details events. entire dataset shows stable trend on fatalities, existence increasing (Greece, Italy, South France) decreasing (Turkey Catalonia) trends. 2466 mainly males, aged between 30–49 years majority them happened outdoor. Most often people dragged by water/mud when travelling motor vehicles. Some cases hazardous behaviors, such fording rivers, also detected. primary cause death drowning, followed heart attack. work contributes understand human–flood interaction that caused society’s vulnerability highlighted throughout this study contribute manage future risks, improve protection actions, reduce risk behaviors.