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Volcanic eruption. Tseax Cone, British Columbia. West Coast. 2000. One of Canada's worst known geophysical disasters. 1711 October 7. HMS Feversham. Shipwreck. Scatarie Island, Colony of Acadia, New France.
Hillcrest mine disaster: Explosion: Hillcrest, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta Deadliest mining disaster in Canadian history 182+ 1881 Victoria steamboat disaster: Shipwreck London, Ontario [19] 174 1914 SS Southern Cross: Shipwreck Off the coast of Newfoundland 173 1918 SS Florizel: Shipwreck Cappahayden, Newfoundland 173-192 1927 1927 Nova Scotia ...
The Canadian Disaster Database (CDD) publicly-accessible web-based repository that tracks significant disaster events, describing (1) where and when a disaster occurred; (2) the number of injuries, evacuations, and fatalities; and (3) an estimate of the costs.
The deadliest tornadoes in Canadian history were the 1912 Regina 'Cyclone' (at least 28), 1987 Edmonton 'Black Friday' Tornado (27), and the 1946 Windsor–Tecumseh Tornado (17). This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
The same storm system spawned an outbreak of fourteen confirmed tornadoes [19] mostly concentrated north of Peterborough in the Haliburton, Kawartha and Madawaska areas, which damaged cottages in the area, some severely. It was the most tornadoes confirmed in Ontario in a single 24-hour span day since 1985 and matched the annual provincial average.
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 ...
In Quebec, 6681 residences of 51 municipalities were flooded in five main zones, including the greater Montreal area, and 3458 residences were isolated due to landslides and submerged roads resulting in over 13500 disaster victims. [3] In New Brunswick, 15 communities were affected and 69 roads and 45 bridges were closed or partially closed. [4]
For a variety of reasons, such as Canada's lower population density and generally stronger housing construction due to the colder climate, Canadian tornadoes have historically caused fewer fatalities than tornadoes in the United States. The deadliest tornado in Canadian history, the Regina Cyclone of June 30, 1912, killed 28 and injured 300 ...