On the 28th of February 2010 at 2 a.m. the storm Xynthia hit the French Atlantic coast. The storm surge combined with the high tide and large waves caused flood defences to fail along the coastline from the Gironde (Bordeaux) to the Loire Estuary. A significant amount of land, (>50 000 ha) was consequently flooded and 47 people died as a result of the storm. Most people died due to the flooding (they drowned, were exhausted or died from hypothermia). A number of people died as a result of the storm itself (storm debris). The French departments of Vendée and Charente Maritime suffered the most. Some parts of the departments Gironde and Loire Atlantique were also flooded. Since 1953 the Netherlands has not had any experience with major floods...
Xynthia, from the tragedy suffered to an anticipation of rare events: tools and prospects. The vi...
During the night of 31 January 1953, a north-westerly windstorm hit the coastal regions around the s...
Co zmieniło się we Francji w zarządzaniu ryzykiem powodziowym na wybrzeżach po sztormie Xynthia. W r...
The storm Xynthia occurred on the 28th of february 2010. It has been one of the most deadly seen on ...
International audienceIn recent years, a series of catastrophic storm surges have occurred in Europe...
Xynthia was a violent windstorm which crossed Western Europe in 2010. Its transit caused the death o...
International audience2020 marked the 10th anniversary of the Xynthia storm that hit Western Europe ...
International audienceThe storm Xynthia occurred on the 28th of february 2010. It has been one of th...
2020 marked the 10th anniversary of the Xynthia storm that hit Western Europe at the end of February...
The storm Xynthia occurred on the 28th of february 2010. It has been one of the most deadly seen on ...
This paper analyses the fatalities related to two recent floods in France. The first flood event was...
This paper provides a comparison of the causes, effects and aftermaths of the coastal flooding that ...
Evolution of flood mortality is complex as several opposite factors come into play. On one side, flo...
International audienceIn 2010, during the night of 27–28 February, storm Xynthia crossed France and ...
The Xynthia storm that swept France on 27 and 28 February 2010, resulted in embankment failures or s...
Xynthia, from the tragedy suffered to an anticipation of rare events: tools and prospects. The vi...
During the night of 31 January 1953, a north-westerly windstorm hit the coastal regions around the s...
Co zmieniło się we Francji w zarządzaniu ryzykiem powodziowym na wybrzeżach po sztormie Xynthia. W r...
The storm Xynthia occurred on the 28th of february 2010. It has been one of the most deadly seen on ...
International audienceIn recent years, a series of catastrophic storm surges have occurred in Europe...
Xynthia was a violent windstorm which crossed Western Europe in 2010. Its transit caused the death o...
International audience2020 marked the 10th anniversary of the Xynthia storm that hit Western Europe ...
International audienceThe storm Xynthia occurred on the 28th of february 2010. It has been one of th...
2020 marked the 10th anniversary of the Xynthia storm that hit Western Europe at the end of February...
The storm Xynthia occurred on the 28th of february 2010. It has been one of the most deadly seen on ...
This paper analyses the fatalities related to two recent floods in France. The first flood event was...
This paper provides a comparison of the causes, effects and aftermaths of the coastal flooding that ...
Evolution of flood mortality is complex as several opposite factors come into play. On one side, flo...
International audienceIn 2010, during the night of 27–28 February, storm Xynthia crossed France and ...
The Xynthia storm that swept France on 27 and 28 February 2010, resulted in embankment failures or s...
Xynthia, from the tragedy suffered to an anticipation of rare events: tools and prospects. The vi...
During the night of 31 January 1953, a north-westerly windstorm hit the coastal regions around the s...
Co zmieniło się we Francji w zarządzaniu ryzykiem powodziowym na wybrzeżach po sztormie Xynthia. W r...