Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceAttawapiskat First Nation ON
Event Start DateMay 1, 2002
Event End DateMay 1, 2002
CommentsAttawapiskat FN, ON, May 2002. Approximately 1200 people were evacuated to Moosonee and Timmins following the flooding of the Attawapiskat River. A municipal state of emergency was declared.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated1200
Estimated Total Cost$0
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0