Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceChaudière River QC
Event Start DateApril 7, 1991
Event End DateApril 8, 1991
CommentsChaudière River QC, April 7-8, 1991. Residents along the Chaudière River, south of Quebec City, experienced the highest flood levels in several years; many homes and businesses were damaged by water and ice. 1000 residents were evacuated. Telephone poles knocked down, cars crushed by the weight of ice, flooded basements.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated1000
Estimated Total Cost$3,682,004
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department Payments$3,682,004
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0