Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceChester NB
Event Start DateJanuary 4, 1909
Event End DateJanuary 4, 1909
CommentsChester NB, January 4, 1909. Mild weather caused ice to travel and possibly jam, creating floods which caused expensive damage to highway bridges and roads; a 9-year old child fell from a small bridge and drowned in a flood swollen stream near Chester.
Fatalities1
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0