Disastrous Flash Floods Triggered by Moderate to Minor Rainfall Events. Recent Cases in Coastal Benguela (Angola)

The present work focuses on two recent flash floods in coastal Benguela (Angola), both triggered by moderate rainfall but which had disastrous consequences for local populations (namely 71 deaths in 2015 and 17 in 2019). The research involved a regional survey to establish the effects of these flood...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hydrology 2021-05, Vol.8 (2), p.73
Hauptverfasser: Dinis, Pedro A., Huvi, João, Cabral Pinto, Marina, Carvalho, Joel
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Zusammenfassung:The present work focuses on two recent flash floods in coastal Benguela (Angola), both triggered by moderate rainfall but which had disastrous consequences for local populations (namely 71 deaths in 2015 and 17 in 2019). The research involved a regional survey to establish the effects of these floods combined with a geomorphological and socio-economic analysis of the most affected areas to understand the main forcing factors. The two flash floods produced major damage in restricted sectors within very small coastal catchments (
ISSN:2306-5338
2306-5338
DOI:10.3390/hydrology8020073