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9
Extreme

flood Flood Risk in Taipei, Taiwan

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

Risk: 9Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • High risk rating for Taipei based on ThinkHazard (Urban flood)
  • 8 events on record in proximity
  • Largest recent event exposed 23,600,000 people
  • Significant river or coastal flood exposure

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flood - SE of Min Jiang Basin, Taiwan (2024-11-05) — 23,600,000 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
Taipei is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Taipei Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Taipei

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Taipei, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - SE of Min Jiang Basin, Taiwan (November 2024) — 23,600,000 people exposed; $1,670,365M capital exposed.

Flood - SE of Min Jiang Basin, Taiwan

November 4, 2024 — WARNING

23,600,000 people exposed; $1,670,365M capital exposed

Flood - SE of Min Jiang Basin, Taiwan

July 11, 2024 — WARNING

23,600,000 people exposed; $1,670,365M capital exposed

Floods - Southeastern China

July 7, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood - Southeastern China

July 22, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood - Taichung Region, Taiwan

June 11, 2012 — 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

Taipei, Taiwan 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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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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