Hurricane Gilbert 1988 flood

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The Hurricane Gilbert 1988 flood was a catastrophic flooding event in northeastern Mexico caused by torrential rains from Hurricane Gilbert, which led to the Santa Catarina River overflowing and devastating parts of Monterrey and surrounding areas.

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Hurricane Gilbert 1988 flood canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood disaster ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ
river flood ⓘ
affectedArea Monterrey metropolitan area ⓘ
Nuevo León ⓘ
affectedRiver Santa Catarina River ⓘ
climateEventType tropical cyclone–induced flood ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
hasCause Hurricane Gilbert ⓘ
hasConsequence long-term changes to Santa Catarina River channel ⓘ
reconstruction of river infrastructure in Monterrey ⓘ
hasEffect damage to housing ⓘ
damage to roads ⓘ
destruction of bridges ⓘ
devastation of parts of Monterrey ⓘ
displacement of residents ⓘ
hasMainCause torrential rain ⓘ
hasPart infrastructure damage ⓘ
riverbank erosion ⓘ
urban flooding ⓘ
locatedIn northeastern Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Northeastern Mexico
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Municipality of Monterrey ⓘ
State of Nuevo León ⓘ
linked to: Nuevo León
mainAffectedCity Monterrey ⓘ
mainWaterBody Santa Catarina River ⓘ
naturalHazard extreme rainfall ⓘ
overflowed Santa Catarina River ⓘ
partOf impacts of Hurricane Gilbert in Mexico ⓘ
startTime September 1988 ⓘ
timePeriod late 20th century ⓘ

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Santa Catarina River → floodEvent → Hurricane Gilbert 1988 flood ⓘ