ABSTRACT
The year 2000 saw significant flooding in many parts of the world. The largest floods for many decades struck Mozambique in February, driving 733 000 people from their homes and killing 929. Over four million people living in the Mekong Delta were affected by a series of floods between September and November - the largest for 70 years - and 865 people lost their lives. Nearly 1500 people in eastern India and Bangladesh were killed by floods in September and October, and up to 24 million people were displaced. In Europe, the largest floods for at least 50 years inundated many floodplains in northern Italy during October, and Britain experienced the most widespread flooding in October and November for more than 50 years: river levels at York rose to their highest level since 1625.
