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Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceSouth Central Manitoba
Event Start DateMarch 24, 2004
Event End DateMarch 26, 2004
CommentsSouth Central Manitoba, March 24-26, 2004. A combination of spring runoff and heavy rainfall brought flooding to Manitoba's South-Central region. Some affected communities include: Pembina, Morris, Winnipeg, Selkirk and Lac du Bonnet. States of emergency were declared in the rural municipalities of Franklin, Tache and St. Clements. Twenty-one people were evacuated from the Dakota Plains and Peguis First Nations. More than 1000 were evacuated when the Red River overflowed.
FatalitiesUnknown
Injured / InfectedUnknown
Evacuated1000
Estimated Total Cost$2,302,473
Federal DFAA Payments$565,937
Provincial DFAA Payments$1,736,536
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0