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Atlantic Canada 27 Worst disaster in history of the film industry. 1932 June 17: Cymbeline explosion: Explosion Montreal, Quebec: Central Canada 30 Oil tanker explosion [10] 1938 December 6: Princess Pit rake disaster: Mining disaster Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia: Maritimes 21 1942 February 18: The Pollux-Truxtun Disaster (Sinkings of USS Pollux ...
Gander, Newfoundland. As of 2024, it is the deadliest aviation accident to occur on Canadian soil. [13] 253. 1689. Lachine massacre. Massacre. Lachine, New France. 1,500 Mohawk people warriors attack Lachine and kill 250 people. 3 Mohawk warriors were killed in the process.
The history of flooding in Canada includes floods caused by snowmelt runoff or freshet flooding, storm-rainfall and " flash flooding ", ice jams during ice formation and spring break-up, natural dams, coastal flooding on ocean or lake coasts from storm surges, hurricanes and tsunamis. Urban flooding can be caused by stormwater runoff, riverine ...
Insured losses from Fiona in Canada are estimated to be at least $800 million CAD (US$600 million), with the total damage expected to be significantly higher, making Fiona the costliest hurricane in Canadian history and the costliest natural disaster in Atlantic Canada history. [30] [31]
The 1775 Newfoundland hurricane, also known as the Independence Hurricane, was a hurricane that struck the Thirteen Colonies and the Colony of Newfoundland in August and September, 1775, at the outset of the American War of Independence. [1] It is believed to have killed at least 4,000 people, [1] making it one of the deadliest Atlantic ...
The 1933 Baffin Bay earthquake struck Greenland and the Northwest Territories (now Nunavut ), Canada with a moment magnitude of 7.4 [1] at 18:21:35 Eastern Time Zone on November 20. The main shock epicenter was located in Baffin Bay on the east coast of Baffin Island. Shaking was only felt at the small town of Upernavik, Greenland.
2013 Alberta floods. In the days leading up to June 19, 2013, parts of southern and central Alberta, Canada experienced heavy rainfall that triggered catastrophic flooding described by the provincial government as the worst in Alberta's history. Areas along the Bow, Elbow, Highwood, Red Deer, Sheep, Little Bow, and South Saskatchewan rivers and ...
1. The 2019 spring floods in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick were exceptional floods in eastern Ontario, southern Quebec and from the St.John River region to New Brunswick, Canada. In fact, flooding along the Ottawa River has been recognized as the most important weather event of the year 2019 in Canada, and the one along the Saint John River ...