Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceSouth-Central Saskatchewan
Event Start DateMarch 30, 1997
Event End DateApril 3, 1997
CommentsSouth-central SK, March-April 1997. In late March, there was minor flooding in the municipalities of Swift Current and Ponteix. From March 30 - April 3 1997, a breakup of ice caused flooding in low lying areas along the Moose Jaw River. A State of Emergency was declared. Twenty homes were flooded and 140 families (assume a family of 4) were evacuated.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated516
Estimated Total Cost$1,319,475
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department Payments$1,319,475
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0