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flood Flood Risk in Beirut, Lebanon

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

Risk: 9Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • High risk rating for Beirut based on ThinkHazard (River flood)
  • 3 events on record in proximity
  • Significant river or coastal flood exposure

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flood - Northern Africa, Egypt, Western Asia, Israel, Lebanon, Palestina, Syria and Turkey (2024-11-05) — 21,797,400 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Beirut is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Beirut Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Beirut

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 3 notable flood events near Beirut, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Northern Africa, Egypt, Western Asia, Israel, Lebanon, Palestina, Syria and Turkey (November 2024) — 21,797,400 people exposed; $1,030,676M capital exposed.

Flood - Northern Africa, Egypt, Western Asia, Israel, Lebanon, Palestina, Syria and Turkey

November 4, 2024 — WARNING

21,797,400 people exposed; $1,030,676M capital exposed

Flood - Orontes Basin, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey

December 30, 2022 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Lebanon

January 16, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
  • 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
  • 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
  • 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
  • 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing

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How this data is built

Beirut, Lebanon flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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