Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceTruro NS
Event Start DateFebruary 5, 1984
Event End DateFebruary 8, 1984
CommentsTruro NS, February 5-8, 1984. A combination of mild temperatures, rainfall, snowmelt and ice jams caused flooding in the Truro area; along the Salmon and North Rivers several homes were inundated; Feb. flood described as the worst in 50 years; one death from fumes while pumping out a basement.
Fatalities1
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0