En France, un plan de prévention du risque inondation ou plan de prévention des risques d'inondation (« PPRI ») est un plan de prévention des risques spécifique aux inondations.Il émane de l'autorité publique. Il évalue les zones pouvant subir des inondations et y instaure des remèdes techniques, juridiques et humains pour y faire face.

Contents move to sidebar hide Début 1 Causes du phénomène d' acqua alta 2 Pourcentages d’inondation 3 Méthodes de relèvement, signalisation et contrôle 4 Statistiques Afficher / masquer la sous-section Statistiques 4.1 Événements historiques 4.2 Eaux exceptionnelles dans la période de 1923 à aujourd’hui 4.3 Valeurs extrêmes de marée dans la période de 1923 à …

The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles (70,000 km 2) inundated in depths of up to 30 feet (9 m) over the course of several months in early 1927.The uninflated cost of the damage has been estimated to be between 246 million and 1 billion dollars. About 500 people died and over …

Sacramento, sited at the junction of the Sacramento and American Rivers, was originally built at 16 feet (4.9 m) above low-water mark, and the river usually rose 17 to 18 feet (5.2 to 5.5 m) almost every year.The New York Times reported on January 21, 1862 that a trapper who had spent more than 20 years in California had frequently boated over the city's site, and in 1846, the water at …

Contents move to sidebar hide Début 1 Évolution du dispositif ORSEC 2 Organisation 3 Textes officiels 4 Architecture du dispositif ORSEC départemental 5 Missions des acteurs ORSEC 6 Dispositif ORSEC de zone 7 Le dispositif ORSEC maritime 8 Suivi des victimes 9 Notes et références Afficher / masquer la sous-section Notes et références 9.1 Notes 9.2 Références 10 …

The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, 385 people died, one million people were left homeless and property losses reached $500 million ($10.2 billion when adjusted for inflation as of September 2022).Federal and state resources were strained to aid recovery as the disaster …

Les inondations de 2021 en Belgique font partie d'une série d'inondations qui affectent l'Europe de l'ouest depuis le 13 juillet. En Belgique, les provinces de Hainaut, de Namur, de Liège, de Luxembourg, du Brabant wallon, de Limbourg et la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale sont touchées. En plus d’importants dégâts matériels, 39 victimes ont perdu la vie au cours de ces inondations.

Yaoundé, souvent appelé Gola en béti, langue de l'ethnie autochtone, la « ville aux sept collines/montagnes », est la capitale politique du Cameroun.Peuplée de 4 100 000 d'habitants en 2019 [2], elle est, avec Douala, la ville la plus peuplée de cet État et de la zone CEMAC.. Chef-lieu de la Province du Centre et du département du Mfoundi (les limites administratives se …

The 1953 North Sea flood was a major flood caused by a heavy storm surge that struck the Netherlands, north-west Belgium, England and Scotland.Most sea defences facing the surge were overwhelmed, causing extensive flooding. The storm and flooding occurred at the end of Saturday, 31 January 1953 and morning of the next day.

The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of …