Brief communication: Critical infrastructure impacts of the 2021 mid-July western European flood event

• Published in: Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 22; no. 12; pp. 3831 - 3838
• Main Authors: Koks, Elco E., van Ginkel, Kees C. H., van Marle, Margreet J. E., Lemnitzer, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 29.11.2022; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Bridges; Communication; Cost estimates; Critical infrastructure; Drinking water; Electricity; Environmental risk; Extreme weather; Flood control; Flood risk; Flooding; Floods; Impact damage; Infrastructure; Infrastructure (Economics); Insured losses; Precipitation; Risk assessment; Rivers; Roads & highways; Schools; Sewage; Sewage treatment plants; Sewer systems; Water supply; Belgium; Netherlands; Germany

Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands were hit by extreme precipitation and flooding in July 2021. This brief communication provides an overview of the impacts to large-scale critical infrastructure systems and how recovery has progressed. The results show that Germany and Belgium were particularly a...