Event Category | Disaster |
Event Group | Natural |
Event Subgroup | Meteorological - Hydrological |
Event Type | Storms and Severe Thunderstorms |
Place | Lakes Huron, Erie and Ontario |
Event Start Date | November 7, 1913 |
Event End Date | November 13, 1913 |
Comments | Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario, November 7-13, 1913. 270 sailors drowned: 34 ships went down during a fierce weekend storm with winds up to 140 km/h: entire crews of eight ships were lost. |
Fatalities | 270 |
Injured / Infected | 0 |
Evacuated | 0 |
Estimated Total Cost | Unknown |
Federal DFAA Payments | Unknown |
Provincial DFAA Payments | Unknown |
Provincial Department Payments | Unknown |
Municipal Costs | Unknown |
OGD Costs | Unknown |
Insurance Payments | Unknown |
NGO Payments | Unknown |
Utility - People Affected | 0 |
Magnitude | 0.0 |