Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWinter Storm
PlaceCobequid Pass, Nova Scotia
Event Start DateNovember 19, 2008
Event End DateNovember 20, 2008
CommentsOn November 19th, a winter storm caused a series of accidents that blocked a section of the TransCanada highway near Cobequid Pass along the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick border. Over 1,500 vehicles were stranded for 14 hours overnight along a 12 kilometre stretch of highway.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
EvacuatedUnknown
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People AffectedUnknown
Magnitude0.0