Hydrogeomorphological analysis and modelling for a comprehensive understanding of flash-flood damage processes: the 9 October 2018 event in northeastern Mallorca

Estrany, Joan; Ruiz-Pérez, Maurici; Mutzner, Raphael; Fortesa, Josep; Nácher-Rodríguez, Beatriz; Tomàs-Burguera, Miquel; García-Comendador, Julián; Peña, Xavier; Calvo-Cases, Adolfo; Vallés-Morán, Francisco J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2195-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2195-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2195-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 20, issue 8

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13 Aug 2020

Research article |

| 13 Aug 2020

Hydrogeomorphological analysis and modelling for a comprehensive understanding of flash-flood damage processes: the 9 October 2018 event in northeastern Mallorca

Joan Estrany, Maurici Ruiz-Pérez, Raphael Mutzner, Josep Fortesa, Beatriz Nácher-Rodríguez, Miquel Tomàs-Burguera, Julián García-Comendador, Xavier Peña, Adolfo Calvo-Cases, and Francisco J. Vallés-Morán

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Discharge data series of Begura de Salma River (Mallorca, Spain): January 2015--October 2018 J. Estrany, M. Ruiz-Pérez, R. Mutzner, J. Fortesa, B. Nácher-Rodríguez, M. Tomàs-Burguera, J. García-Comendador, X. Peña, A. Calvo-Cases, and F. J. Vallés-Morán https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.921411

Monthly precipitation and runoff series of Begura de Salma River (Mallorca, Spain): January 2015--October 2018 J. Estrany, M. Ruiz-Pérez, R. Mutzner, J. Fortesa, B. Nácher-Rodríguez, M. Tomàs-Burguera, J. García-Comendador, X. Peña, A. Calvo-Cases, and F. J. Vallés-Morán https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.921412

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A catastrophic flash-flood event hit the northeastern part of Mallorca in 2018, causing 13 casualties and impacting on the international opinion in one of the most important tourist resorts. The analysis of the rainfall–runoff processes illustrated an unprecedented flashy behaviour in Europe triggering the natural disaster. UAVs and hydrogeomorphological precision techniques were used as a rapid post-catastrophe decision-making tool, playing a key role during the rescue searching tasks.