Event Category | Disaster |
Event Group | Natural |
Event Subgroup | Meteorological - Hydrological |
Event Type | Avalanche |
Place | Rogers Pass BC |
Event Start Date | March 5, 1910 |
Event End Date | March 5, 1910 |
Comments | Rogers Pass BC, March 5, 1910. 62 dead (CPR workers), one survivor; an avalanche struck workers as they cleared the tracks of snow dumped by a previous slide. |
Fatalities | 62 |
Injured / Infected | 0 |
Evacuated | 0 |
Estimated Total Cost | Unknown |
Federal DFAA Payments | Unknown |
Provincial DFAA Payments | Unknown |
Provincial Department Payments | Unknown |
Municipal Costs | Unknown |
OGD Costs | Unknown |
Insurance Payments | Unknown |
NGO Payments | Unknown |
Utility - People Affected | 0 |
Magnitude | 0.0 |