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

Papagiannaki, K., Petrucci, O., Diakakis, M., Kotroni, V., Aceto, L., Bianchi, C., Brázdil, R., Grimalt Gelabert, M., Inbar, M., Kahraman, A., K?l?ç, O., Krahn, A., Kreibich, H., Llasat, M.C., Llasat-Botija, M., Macdonald, N., Madruga de Brito, M., Mercuri, M., Pereira, S., ?eho?, J., Rossello Geli, J., Salvati, P., Vinet, F., & Zêzere, J.L., 2022, Developing a large-scale dataset of flood fatalities for territories in the Euro-Mediterranean region, FFEM-DB, Scientific data 9 (166) (2022). doi_10.1038/s41597-022-01273-x,
URL: http://www.cnr.it/prodotto/i/466242

This data paper describes the multinational Database of Flood Fatalities from the Euro-Mediterranean region FFEM-DB that hosts data of 2,875 flood fatalities from 12 territories (nine of which represent entire countries) in Europe and the broader Mediterranean region from 1980 to 2020. The FFEM-DB database provides data on fatalities' profiles, location, and contributing circumstances, allowing researchers and flood risk managers to explore demographic, behavioral, and situational factors, as well as environmental features of flood-related mortality. The standardized data collection and classification methodology enable comparison between regions beyond administrative boundaries. The FFEM-DB is expandable, regularly updated, publicly available, and with anonymized data. The key advantages of the FFEM-DB compared to existing datasets containing flood fatalities are its high level of detail, data accuracy, record completeness, and the large sample size from an extended area.

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