2024 European floods

Deaths occurred in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Germany, Romania, Spain, Austria, France, the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, Montenegro, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal and Slovakia.

The heavy rainfall rendered several polling stations in Deutschfeistritz, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District, and Graz inaccessible or destroyed, necessitating rapid responses from local authorities to ensure that voters could still participate in the election process.

[9] On 10 October, the Eau Rouge River, near the French border, overflowed due to heavy rains from Storm Kirk, leading to flooding.

Several towns were rendered inaccessible along with surrounding villages, as roads, bridges, and railways were blocked by flood waters and landslides.

Dozens of villages had to be evacuated across Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria due to the straining and failure of several dams and dykes caused by the persistent heavy rainfall.

[41] Among the rivers whose water levels significantly rose include the Danube, the Isar, the Zusam, the Weilach, the Ilm, the Paar, the Schmutter,[42] the Roth, and the Leibi.

[43] Many places had more rainfall in 24 hours than their whole monthly average, and in many areas, the water reached levels that were present only "once in a century" according to the Bavarian Flood Information Service.

[36] Rainfall and upstream flooding from Germany and Austria caused several tidal surges along the banks of the Danube and the Rába in Hungary starting on 6 June 2024.

The Strém and Pinka rivers nearly received the monthly rainfall average in six hours, the latter recording its highest water level ever at 5.08m in Felsőcsatár.

[50] Overflow in the Danube and Rába in turn caused several mosquito breeding sites to arise in Sopron, Debrecen, and Miskolc, requiring the National Directorate General for Disaster Management to use biological control to prevent further spread of mosquito-borne disease.

Approximately 200 residents in the Valle d'Aosta region had to be evacuated by helicopter from their homes in Cogne due to flooding and mudslides.

[61] On 17 September 2024, a firefighter died in Foggia when his service car was swept away by a raging torrent on state road 90 connecting San Severo to Apricena.

[62] That same day, a two-seater plane with three French nationals on board crashed into the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines due to bad weather,[63] killing the occupants.

[64] On September 24, a 64-year-old female German tourist was killed[65] and her infant nephew went missing after a river overflooded in Montecatini Val di Cecina, in the Tuscany region;[66] a volunteer for the Italian Red Cross died during a traffic collision amid rescue operations.

An 20-year-old man, reported missing overnight after his car was washed away when the Zena river broke its banks, was found dead in the early morning.

[83] On 20 October 2024, severe flooding in Licata due to the overflowing of the Salso river, people saved themselves by climbing onto the roofs.

[89][90] On 8 November 2024, In Catania, Sicily and neighboring towns such as Acireale, numerous floods and some streams overflowed due to heavy rains.

[96][97][98] Two days later, the Province of Catania was heavily affected by floods: heavy rains occurred in Torre Archirafi, a frazione of Riposto, where the streets have turned into rivers.

[108] On 14 September, in the town of Głuchołazy, water overflew flood barriers and destroyed a temporary bridge on the Bělá river, leading to mandatory evacuation.

Weather and civil protection officials, who had predicted winds of up to 75 mph (120 kilometres per hour) and heavy rain, placed the coast on a yellow alert as waves reached up to seven metres (23 feet) high.

[125][126] After a strong wind on the night of 14 to 15 September 2024, which was preceded by several days of heavy rains, water streams in Slovakia also rose.

The Blatina (Saulak) brook overflowed and flooded the parking lot and the underground of an apartment building on Dona Sandtnera Street in Sídlisko Sever II, Pezinok.

[138] From 11 to 13 June, heavy flooding caused by torrential rain severely affected the regions of Costa Blanca, Murcia and Mallorca in Spain.

Damage by heavy rainfalls were exacerbated by inadequate drainage and road blockages caused by fallen trees and other debris.

In Calasparra, a person trapped in their car while attempting to cross a flooded road was rescued by the fire brigade and taken to the hospital with hypothermia.

[139] In Mallorca, Storm Tamara caused 71.8 mm of rainfall in four hours at the Palma Airport, flooding its runways and leading to its temporary closure.

In Costa Blanca, a sudden 20-minute downpour causing hail and significant flooding, with several recorded videos showing violent waters flowing through town centers and trapped citizens in cars, producing more rain than the entire summer's average.

[142] On 29 October, an unusually intense cold drop led to widespread flooding in Valencia and other parts of southeastern Spain, such as Almería[143][144] and Málaga,[145] killing 230 people and leaving 4 more missing.

[147] In late June, a series of violent thunderstorms and melting snow triggered severe flooding and landslides in southern Switzerland, resulting in the deaths of at least eight individuals, with six more reported missing,[56] including one from Binn.

In the Valais canton, a man was found deceased in a Saas-Grund hotel, which Swiss police said was likely due to unexpected flooding exacerbated by melting snow.

Flooded Vienna River on 15 September 2024
Sandbags and flood wall holding flood waters in Otrokovice, Czech Republic
Sandbags and a flood wall holding flood waters in Otrokovice , Czech Republic
Flooding at Marbach am Neckar on 3 June
Peaking at downtown Budapest
On 18 September 2024, Clearing operations in Sasso Marconi , near Bologna , Italy
On 20 October 2024, Volunteers clearing a street from mud in front of the church of San Paolo di Ravone , Bologna , Italy
Eastern bypass of Wrocław, Poland during the flood
Eastern bypass of Wrocław , Poland, 21 September 2024