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Management Framework for Canada definition of a “disaster” and meet one or more of
the following criteria:
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10 or more people killed;
100 or more people affected/injured/affected/evacuated or homeless;
an appeal for national/international assistance;
historical significance; and
significant damage/interruption of normal processes such that the community
affected cannot recover on its own.
The database describes where and when a disaster occurred, the number of injuries,
evacuations, and fatalities, as well as a rough estimate of the costs. As much as
possible, the CDD contains primary data that is valid, current and supported by reliable
and traceable sources, including federal institutions, provincial/territorial governments,
non-governmental organizations and media sources. Data is updated and reviewed on
a semi-annual basis.
Additional flood events are documented at this website that occurred earlier than 1950
(which was a boundary for the present update effort). It is recommended that WRMD
endeavour to include these events with the next Flood Events Inventory update. It is
further recommended that the CDD be reviewed on an annual basis to include relevant
new flood data.
Environment Canada
Geological Survey of Canada, Flood Disasters in Canada website 8
This database contains summary information for 168 Canadian flood disasters that
occurred between 1900 and June 1997. This database is not, by any means, a complete
list of flood ‟events‟ in Canada since the vast majority of the floods did not cause
‟disasters‟. All mentions of damage costs have not been corrected for inflation. The
database also is biased towards the more densely populated areas of Canada where
floods are more likely to impact humans. Despite these limitations, the database
provides an indication of the significance, impact, and location of damaging floods in
Canada
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador – News Release website 9
Environment Canada. Flooding Events in Newfoundland and Labrador - An Historical
Perspective. Prepared by A.D. Kindervater, Inland Waters Directorate, Halifax, Nova
Scotia. 80-WPMB-4. July 1980.
8 available at http://www.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/floods/database_e.php
9 Available at http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/
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