Event Category	Disaster
Event Group	Natural
Event Subgroup	Meteorological - Hydrological
Event Type	Flood
Place	Upper Saint John River Valley NB
Event Start Date	April 12, 1993
Event End Date	April 12, 1993
Comments	Upper Saint John River valley NB, April 1993. Intense spring rainfall and deeper than normal snowpack caused flooding of the Upper Saint John River valley. Public and private property and municipalities incurred damage; individuals made over 300 damage claims due to flooded basements. A sewage treatment plant, sections of the TransCanada Highway and Hotel-Dieu Hospital all sustained damage. Ice, mud and uprooted trees were scattered across the area. The following communities were inundated: Siegas, Fredericton, Rivière Verte, Village of Perth-Andover, Village of Plaster Rock, Ste. Anne de Madawaska, Town of Woodstock, St. François and Quisesibis.
Fatalities	0
Injured / Infected	0
Evacuated	300
Estimated Total Cost	$14,973,222
Federal DFAA Payments	$6,500,013
Provincial DFAA Payments	$2,349,112
Provincial Department Payments	$3,808,712
Municipal Costs	Unknown
OGD Costs	$2,315,385
Insurance Payments	Unknown
NGO Payments	Unknown
Utility - People Affected	0
Magnitude	0.0