North Sea flood of 1962
Flooded streets in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg | |
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| Duration | 16–17 February 1962 |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 347 |
| Damage | DM 3 billion (Hamburg only) |
| Areas affected | North Sea coast of Germany and the Netherlands |
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The North Sea flood of 1962 was a natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of West Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg in the night from 16 February to 17 February 1962. In total, the homes of about 60,000 people were destroyed, and the death toll amounted to 315 in Hamburg. The extratropical cyclone responsible for the flooding had previously crossed the United Kingdom as the Great Sheffield Gale, devastating the city of Sheffield and killing nine people.