@article{fdi:010076902,
  title = {{M}apping flood-related mortality in the {M}editerranean basin : results from the {MEFF} v2.0 {DB}},
  author = {{V}inet, {F}. and {B}igot, {V}. and {P}etrucci, {O}. and {P}apagiannaki, {K}. and {L}lasat, {M}.{C}. and {K}otroni, {V}. and {B}oissier, {L}. and {A}ceto, {L}. and {G}rimalt, {M}. and {L}lasat-{B}otija, {M}. and {P}asqua, {A}. {A}. and {R}ossello, {J}. and {K}ili{\c{c}}, {O}. and {K}ahraman, {A}. and {T}ramblay, {Y}ves},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ecent events in {W}estern {A}ttica in {G}reece (24 deaths in {N}ovember 2017), in the {B}alearic {I}slands (13 deaths in {O}ctober 2018), and in southern {F}rance (15 deaths in {O}ctober 2018) show that flood-related mortality remains a major concern in {M}editerranean countries facing flash floods. {O}ver the past several years, many initiatives have arisen to create databases on flood-related mortality. {A}n international initiative started in 2011 pooling regional and national databases on flood mortality from region and/or countries bordering the {M}editerranean {S}ea. {T}he {ME}diterranean {F}lood {F}atality {D}atabase ({MEFF} {DB}) brings together, in 2018, six {M}editerranean regions/countries: {C}atalonia ({S}pain), {B}alearic {I}slands ({S}pain), {S}outhern {F}rance, {C}alabria ({I}taly), {G}reece, and {T}urkey, and covers the period 1980-2018. {MEFF} {DB} is on progress and, every year, new data are included, but for this study, we kept only the preliminary data that were geolocated and validated on 31st of {D}ecember 2018. {T}his research introduces a new step in the analysis of flood-related mortality and follows the statistical description of the {MEFF} {DB} already published. {T}he goals of this paper are to draw the spatial distribution of flood mortality through a geographical information system ({GIS}) at different spatial scales: country, {NUTS} 3 ({N}omenclature of {T}erritorial {U}nits for {S}tatistics. {L}evel 3) regions, catchment areas, and grid. {A} fatality rate ({F}: number of deaths/year/million of inhabitants) is created to help this analysis. {T}hen, we try to relate mortality to basic (human or physical) drivers such as population density, rainfall seasonality, or rainfall frequency across the {M}editerranean {B}asin. {T}he mapping of {F} shows a negative mortality gradient between the western and the eastern parts of the {M}editerranean {S}ea. {T}he south of {F}rance appears to be the most aected region. {T}he maps also highlight the seasonality of flood-related deaths with the same west-east gradient. {I}t confirms that flood mortality follows the climatological seasonal patterns across the {M}editerranean {B}asin. {F}lood-related fatalities mainly occur during the early fall season in the western part of the {M}editerranean area, while the {E}aster {B}asin is aected later, in {N}ovember or during the winter season. {E}astern {T}urkey introduces another pattern, as mortality is more severe in summer. {M}ortality maps are then compared with factors that potentially contribute to the occurrence of flood fatalities, such as precipitation intensity (rainfall hazard), to explain geographical dierences in the fatality rate. {T}he density of a fatal event is correlated to the population density and the rainfall frequency. {C}onversely, the average number of deaths per event depends on other factors such as prevention or crisis management.},
  keywords = {{GRECE} ; {FRANCE} ; {BALEARES} ; {ITALIE} ; {TURQUIE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; {CATALOGNE} ; {CALABRE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {art. no 2196 [27 ]},
  ISSN = {2073-4441},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.3390/w11102196},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076902},
}