Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceOxford and Truro NS
Event Start DateMarch 31, 2003
Event End DateMarch 31, 2003
CommentsOxford and Truro NS, March 31, 2003. Heavy rains and snowmelt caused flooding in communities on the Atlantic coast. States of emergency were declared in the towns of Oxford and Truro NS where 150 and 120 people respectively were evacuated from their homes. Two people died as there car was swept off the road by flood waters in Pinehurst. Nova Scotia's Transportation Department has reported that the flooding has destroyed or damaged 47 bridges and has affected 200 roads. See Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland entries for more information on this event.
Fatalities2
Injured / Infected3
Evacuated270
Estimated Total Cost$25,485,948
Federal DFAA Payments$21,065,353
Provincial DFAA Payments$4,420,595
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0