Christmas Orcan 1902

Christmas Orca 1902. Collage in the newspaper Idun about the devastation in Helsingborg

The Christmas Orcan 1902 affected Skåne , parts of the southern Kronoberg County and Sweden's west coast. About 50 fishermen died, while only a few people were harmed on land. The estimated material damage amounted to an amount in the millions ( SEK ), based on the monetary value of the time. Among other things, the respective seaside resorts in Malmö , Mölle , Sibbarp and Varberg were destroyed. In Örgryte the steeple broke off and fell on the church there.

See also

• Storm Gudrun (2005)
• List of hurricanes in Sweden

Web links

• SMHI: Den stormiga julen 1902 (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Söderberg, Margareta: Krönika över 20: århundradet e . Bonniers Fakta Bokförlag AB, Stockholm 1988, ISBN 91-34-50930-5 .
2. ↑ Dahlberg, Koller & Ravegård: Havsbad . Wahlström & Widstrand, Värnamo 2004, ISBN 91-46-20358-3 .