Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceWinnipeg MB
Event Start DateJuly 25, 1993
Event End DateAugust 14, 1993
CommentsWinnipeg MB, July 25 - August 14, 1993. The City of Winnipeg was declared a disaster area because of flooding caused by prolonged heavy rainfall; three severe rainstorms in a five-week period during July caused sewer backups and other extensive damage to homes, power lines, and agricultural land infrastructure in Winnipeg and surrounding areas including Selkirk, Springfield and Beausejour. Wettest summer in Winnipeg in 120 years.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$214,807,255
Federal DFAA Payments$11,555,527
Provincial DFAA Payments$3,763,948
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance Payments$199,487,780
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0