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Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-3831-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-3831-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
Brief communication
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29 Nov 2022
Brief communication |  | 29 Nov 2022

Brief communication: Critical infrastructure impacts of the 2021 mid-July western European flood event

Elco E. Koks, Kees C. H. van Ginkel, Margreet J. E. van Marle, and Anne Lemnitzer

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This study provides an overview of the impacts to critical infrastructure and how recovery has progressed after the July 2021 flood event in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. The results show that Germany and Belgium were particularly affected, with many infrastructure assets severely damaged or completely destroyed. This study helps to better understand how infrastructure can be affected by flooding and can be used for validation purposes for future studies.
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