Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupGeological
Event TypeLandslide
PlaceNicolet QC
Event Start DateNovember 12, 1955
Event End DateNovember 12, 1955
CommentsNicolet QC, November 12, 1955. 3 dead, 2000 evacuated, 6 injured; a landslide carried six buildings into a huge crater on the shore of the Nicolet River.
Fatalities3
Injured / Infected6
Evacuated2000
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