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flood Flood Risk in Cairo, Egypt

Risk Level: Low — Score 1/10

Risk: 1Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
  • 5 event(s) in the last 12 months

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flood - Nile Basin, NW of Nile River, Egypt (2023-11-14) — 40,000,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

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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
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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
Cairo is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Cairo Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Cairo

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Cairo, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Nile Basin, NW of Nile River, Egypt (November 2023) — 40,000,000 people exposed; $212,546M capital exposed.

Flood - Nile Basin, NW of Nile River, Egypt

November 13, 2023 — WARNING

40,000,000 people exposed; $212,546M capital exposed

Flood - Nile Basin, NW of Nile River, Egypt

September 22, 2022 — WARNING

30,408,844 people exposed; $157,871M capital exposed

Flood - Nile Basin, NW of Nile River, Egypt

September 22, 2022 — WARNING

30,408,844 people exposed; $157,871M capital exposed

Floods - Egypt

March 12, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Cairo, Egypt

October 22, 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

Cairo, Egypt 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.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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