Online-only Table 3 Example comparison of FFs records between FFEM-DB and international databases on specific multiple fatality and well-documented flood events.

From: Developing a large-scale dataset of flood fatalities for territories in the Euro-Mediterranean region, FFEM-DB

Flood event

Number of FFs recorded

Number of FFs based on event-specific studies

Sources

EM-DAT

EPF

DFA

HANZE-E

FFEM-DB

Moravian-Silesian region, Czech Republic, June-July 2009

13

15

X

15

15

15

Řezáč et al.79

Germany, August 2002

27

27

55

27

22

21

Kreibich and Merz80

Mandra, Greece, Νovember 2017

23

N/R

16

N/R

24

24

Diakakis et al.81, Diakakis et al.16

Inspector General of Public Administration82

Sardinia, Italy, November 2013

18

18

18

18

18

18

Cossu et al.83, Righini et al.84

Piedmont, Italy, November 1994

68

68

83

68

46

44

Regione Piemonte85, Luino and Padano66

Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal, 18-19 November 1983

19

19

N/R

18

18

18

Pereira et al.70, Trigo et al.86

South East France, October 2020

26

N/R

X

N/R

18

15

Prakash and Manconi87

South-western France, October 2018

14

N/R

X

N/R

15

15

Caumont et al.88

South East France October 2015

20

X

16

20

20

20

Saint Martin et al.89

Var region, France, June 2010

25

25

19

26

26

26

Vinet et al.9

Gard region, France, September 2002

23

23

23

23

24

24

Delrieu et al.4, Ruin et al.90

Aude region, France, November 1999

36

36

27

35

29

30

Vinet et al.45, Gaume et al.3

Vaison-la-Romaine, France, September 1992

47

41

38

46

49

41-42

Vinet91, Anisimov92, Gibert and Gouy93

Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey, October 2010

X

1

X

N/R

44

41-46

Koç and Thieken71, Turkoglu94

Istanbul (Marmara), Turkey, September 2009

40

40

31

N/R

39

31–32

Koç and Thieken71, Komuscu and Celik95, Turoglu96

Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Sirnak, Batman (Southeastern Anatolia), Turkey, October-November 2006

47

58

46

N/R

44

47

Koç and Thieken71

Various locations (Black Sea area, Central Anatolia and others), Turkey, July 2002

34

36

34

N/R

39

33–40

Koç and Thieken71, Ceylan97

Trabzon, Eastern Black Sea, Turkey, Aug-98

60

60

50

N/R

47

47–50

Yuksek et al.98, Sahin99

Zonguldak, Karabuk and others, Turkey, May 1998

10

14

19

N/R

17

10-27

Koç and Thieken71

Izmir, Antalya and others, Turkey, November 1995

63

61

62

N/R

61

61

Koç and Thieken71, Komuscu and Celik95

Isparta, Turkey, July 1995

X

74

X

N/R

75

74–75

Ozden100, Koç and Thieken71

Diyarbakir, Malatya, Adiyaman, Elazig, (Eastern Anatolia), Turkey, May 1991

42

38

42

N/R

33

38

Koç and Thieken71

Giresun, Trabzon, Turkey, June 1990

51

51

48

N/R

61

51–57

Koç and Thieken71, Yuksek et al.98

Concordance between the number of FFs1

Exact matches

6

10

5

5

14

  

Approximate matches

6

3

6

2

5

  

Wide differences

9

6

6

3

5

  

Number of events included

21/23

19/23

17/23

10/23

23/23

  
  1. Note: X = Event is missing, N/R = Not reported due to an uncovered region or period. For certain events included in FFEM-DB or other databases, no individual studies were found for comparison, including Turkey July 1991, Turkey March 1980, Turkey July 1983, Turkey December 1981, and Turkey August 2010.
  2. 1Compared to ‘Number of FFs based on event-specific studies’. Events that are not geographically or temporally covered by the database are not considered. It is considered an exact match if the number is within a referenced range. If the difference is less than 10%, the number is considered an approximate match.
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