Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupGeological
Event TypeLandslide
PlaceJoe Rich and Southern British Columbia
Event Start DateJune 12, 1990
Event End DateJune 12, 1990
CommentsJoe Rich and Southern British Columbia, June 12, 1990. 3 dead. debris avalanche caused by heavy rains and flooding; washouts and mudslides closed sections of three highways (Highways 5, 33, 97) and reduced the TransCanada Highway to one lane near Revelstoke, British Columbia; four homes were destroyed by a mudslide 16 km east of Enderby; three houses were destroyed at Stoner Creek; 2 people died 10 km south of Vavenby caught in a mudslide; 2 others died in a demolished house 30 km southeast of Kelowna, also due to a mudslide.
Fatalities7
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$18,208,847
Federal DFAA Payments$4,355,578
Provincial DFAA Payments$5,654,135
Provincial Department Payments$8,199,134
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0