Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceOntario and Quebec
Event Start DateOctober 29, 2006
Event End DateOctober 29, 2006
CommentsOntario and Quebec, October 29, 2006. A storm that blew in from the United States left about 49,000 Quebec and 30,000 Ontario residents without power (approximately 240,000 individuals). High winds felled lines in a broad band across central Ontario, while in Quebec, the Laurentians region, north on Montreal, and the Gasp were particularly hard hit.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$0
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected240000
Magnitude0.0