Event Category | Disaster |
Event Group | Natural |
Event Subgroup | Meteorological - Hydrological |
Event Type | Flood |
Place | Southwestern British Columbia |
Event Start Date | November 8, 1990 |
Event End Date | November 13, 1990 |
Comments | Southwestern 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. |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injured / Infected | 0 |
Evacuated | 309 |
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 Costs | Unknown |
OGD Costs | Unknown |
Insurance Payments | Unknown |
NGO Payments | Unknown |
Utility - People Affected | 412941 |
Magnitude | 0.0 |