Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeAvalanche
PlaceBlanc Sablon QC
Event Start DateMarch 10, 1995
Event End DateMarch 10, 1995
CommentsBlanc Sablon (lower north coast) QC, March 10, 1995. An large snow storm provoked an avalanche (2000 m³ of snow). Two people were killed, a house destroyed, 24 residences were evacuated. The avalanche affected 69 people in total.
Fatalities2
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated69
Estimated Total Cost$368,160
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department Payments$368,160
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0