Global Active Archive of Large Flood Events

This dataset contains an active archive of flood event records from 1985 to present. Details such as the country affected, the number of people killed, the number of people displaced, the cost of damages, and a measure of the magnitude of the flood are included for each flood event. The archive is updated on an ongoing basis and new flood event are added immediately. The information presented in this Archive is derived from news, governmental, instrumental, and remote sensing sources.