Title: 			EUropean Flood Fatalities (EUFF) database 1980-2018 (updated)
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Authors: 				Petrucci, O. (Olga)||orcid:0000-0001-6918-1135
					Aceto, L. (Luigi)
					Bianchi, C. (Cinzia)
					Bigot, V. (Victoria)
					Brázdil, R. (Rudolf)||orcid:0000-0003-4826-2299
					Pereira, S. (Susana)||orcid:0000-0002-9674-0964
					Inbar, M. (Moshe)
					Kahraman, A. (Abdullah)||orcid:0000-0002-8180-1103
					Kılıç, O. (Özgenur)
					Kotroni, V. (Vassiliki)||orcid:0000-0003-1248-5490
					Llasat, M.C. (Maria Carmen)||orcid:0000-0001-8720-4193
					Llasat-Botija, M. (Montserrat)
					Mercuri, M. (Michele)||orcid:0000-0002-5217-6644
					Papagiannaki, K. (Katerina)||orcid:0000-0003-4433-5841
					Řehoř, J. (Jan)
					Rossello-Geli, J. (Joan)
					Salvati, P. (Paola)
					Vinet, F. (Freddy)
					Zêzere, J.L. (José Luis)||orcid:0000-0002-3953-673X
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Related Publication: 			
					https://doi.org/10.4121/uuid:3ac47b36-12ce-4c38-97d5-5bbf7d20572d
					https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/8/1682
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Description:				The first version of EUFF (EUropean Flood Fatalities) contained 2466 FFs which occurred during a 39-year period (1980–2018)
					in 8 Euro-Mediterranean countries that are further divided into 9 study areas
					(Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, South France, Catalonia and Balearic Islands). 
					This database is an updated version of EUFF, improved throughout the introduction of new data and details of flood fatalities
					emerged from ongoing historical research in the Czech Republic and South France study areas.  
					EUFF contains 2483 flood fatalities, which occurred during the same period (1980–2018) in the above-mentioned study areas. 
					The methodological approach is based on the systematic collection of data about floods that killed any people, which are named
					here as flood events. All cases of flood events triggered by rainfall were included, without severity
					thresholds: EUFF contains all the cases of flood events, independently of the number of fatalities per flood event.
					The methodological approach was based on the systematic collection of fatal events descriptions from documentary sources
					as newspapers, websites, and technical reports. Narratives of flood events were disaggregated in database fields describing
					victim’s profile and the circumstances of the deaths. Each record contains data related to a single flood fatality, organized
					in fields with information about event (place, date, and hour), fatality (age, gender, conditions, residency, and activity),
					and victim-event interactions (accident place, accident dynamic, death causes, protective and/or hazardous behaviours).
					EUFF database represents a source of data contributing to a better understanding of the population exposure to floods.
					The EUFF database, with its great potential to be extended spatially and temporally, represents a unique European database
					with high scientific and practical potential.
					One aspect of the database is its vitality, as we strive to improve it by extending the study period, and enlarging the domain.
					The EUFF database and its potential will hopefully motivate and encourage further researchers
					to join this database with data on flood fatalities available in their countries.

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Records: 				n.2483 records. - Each record contains a Flood Fatality.

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Description of headers:

FATALITY (number – Primary Key):	| A unique, incremental number as identifier for each flood fatality.
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COUNTRY (string):			| Country where the flood event occurred:
					|
                                        |					Balearic Islands
                                        |					Catalonia
					|					Czech Republic
					|					South France
					|					Greece
					|					Israel
					|					Italy
					|					Portugal
					|					Turkey
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ACHRONIM (string):			| String code of the countries where the flood event occurred:
					|
                                        |					BAL  for Balearic Islands
                                        |					CAT  for Catalonia
					|					CZE  for Czech Republic
					|					SFR  for South France
					|					GRE  for Greece
					|					ISR  for Israel
					|					ITA  for Italy
					|					POR  for Portugal
					|					TUR  for Turkey
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REGION (string):			| Region where the flood event occurred.
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MUNICIPALITY (string): 			| Municipality where the flood event occurred.
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PREFECTURE (string):			| Prefecture where the flood event occurred.
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LATITUDE (float):			| Latitude where the flood event occurred; Projection in WGS84 (EPSG: 4326).
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LONGITUDE (float):			| Longitude where the flood event occurred; Projection in WGS84 (EPSG: 4326).
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LOC_ACCURACY (string):			| Accuracy of coordinates (Low or High).
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DATE (date):				| Date of the flood event (dd/mm/yyyy).
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HOUR (time):				| Time of the flood event (hh:mm).
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HOUR_ACCURACY (string):			| Accuracy of the hour of the flood event (Low or High).
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AGE (int):				| Age of the flood fatality.
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AGE_STRING (string):			| Age of the flood fatality:
					|
					| 				from 0 to 14 years	Child
      					| 				from 15 to 29 years	Boy/Girl
   					| 				from 30 to 49 years	Young adult
       					| 				from 50 to 69 years	Adult
       					| 				>=70 years		Elderly.
					|				Unknown
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GENDER (string):			| Gender of the flood fatality (M: male; F: female; Unknown).
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RESIDENCY (string):			| Residency of flood fatality:
					|
                                        |				Resident
                                        |				Not resident
					|				Tourist
					|				Unknown
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VICTIM_CONDITION (string):		| Victim condition at the time of the flood event:
					|
					| 						By bicycle	
      					| 						By boat
   					| 						By bus
       					| 						By car
       					| 						By caravan
					| 						By tractor	
      					| 						By truck
   					| 						By van
       					| 						Laying
       					| 						Standing
					|						Unknown
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VICTIM_ACTIVITY	(string):		| Victim activity at the time of the flood event:
					|
					| 						Travelling	
      					| 						Recreational activities
   					| 						Rescuing someone
       					| 						Sleeping
       					| 						Working
					| 						Hunting	
      					| 						Fishing
					|						Unknown
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ACCIDENT_PLACE (string):		| Place where the person was affected by the flood event:
					|
					| 						Public/private building	
      					| 						Bridge
   					| 						Campsite/tent
       					| 						Riverbed/riverside
       					| 						Tunnel/underpass
					| 						Countryside	
      					| 						Ford
   					| 						Recreation area
       					| 						Road
       					| 						Bungalow
					|						Unknown
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ACCIDENT_DYNAMIC (string):		| Dynamic of the accident.
					|
					| 						Blocked in a flooded room
      					| 						Caught in a bridge collapse
   					| 						Caught in a road collapse
       					| 						Caught in a building collapse
       					| 						Dragged by water/mud
					| 						Fallen into the river
      					| 						Surrounded by water/mud
   					| 						Hit
					|						Unknown
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DEATH_CAUSE (string):			| Death cause of the flood fatality:
					| 						Collapse/heart attack
      					| 						Drowning
   					| 						Hypothermia
       					| 						Electrocution
       					| 						Poly-trauma
					| 						Poly-trauma and suffocation
      					| 						Suffocation
					|						Unknown
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PROTECTIVE_BEHAVIOUR (string):		| Protective behaviours of the flood fatality:
					| 						Climbing trees
					|						Driving to avoid danger
					|						Getting on roof/upper floor
					|						Getting out of car
					|						Getting out of buildings
					|						Grabbing on to someone/something
					|						Moving to safer place
					|						Getting on the car roof
					|						Unknown
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HAZARDOUS_BEHAVIOUR (string):		| Hazardous behaviours of the flood fatality:
					|						Check damage during flood
					|						Driving on roads closed by police
					|						Fording rivers
					|						Refuse evacuation
					|						Trying to rescue animals
					|						Refuse warnings
					|						Staying on bridges
					|						Staying on river banks
					|						Trying to save vehicles
					|						Trying to save belongings
					|						Unknown
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