Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceSouthwestern British Columbia
Event Start DateNovember 8, 1990
Event End DateNovember 13, 1990
CommentsSouthwestern British Columbia, November 8-13, 1990; 309 people evacuated and eight homes destroyed; heavy rains caused widespread flooding over a wide area of southwestern British Columbia and Vancouver Island; the British Columbian interior was cut off from the coast for several days as highways were shut down by landslides and road washouts.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated309
Estimated Total Cost$29,426,861
Federal DFAA Payments$7,343,629
Provincial DFAA Payments$7,053,719
Provincial Department Payments$15,029,513
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected412941
Magnitude0.0