Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceSouthern New Brunswick
Event Start DateOctober 25, 1933
Event End DateOctober 25, 1933
CommentsSouthern New Brunswick, October 25, 1933. Heavy autumn rainfall in southern New Brunswick caused extensive damage to roads, dams and bridges; seven stream drivers were swept to their death in Saint John county by the northwest branch of the Big Salmon River while trapped on a sand bar.
Fatalities7
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0