Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceMatane QC
Event Start DateDecember 17, 2007
Event End DateDecember 17, 2007
CommentsMatane QC, December 17, 2007. For the third time in four months, Eastern Quebec was hard hit by bad weather. This time, 275 people were evacuated, mainly from Matane and Saint-René-de-Matane. The city of Matane declared a state of emergency due to gale force winds of up to 100 km/h and artic temperatures.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated275
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