Saguenay flood
1996 flash flood that hit Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Saguenay flood (French: Déluge du Saguenay) was a series of flash floods on July 19 and 20, 1996 that hit the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It was the biggest overland flood in 20th-century Canadian history.[1]
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Duration | July 19–20, 1996 |
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Fatalities | 10 |
Damage | CA$1.5 billion |
Areas affected | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec |
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