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The Nature kept reminding little human beings to be prepared for disasters at any time when you are safe and comfortable. Or, you will pay for the disaster, even by lives. But does our preparation really work when we actually face to disasters? ResearchVit will guide you through the Top 10 disasters in Canadian history today.


Toronto Snowstorm

10.

Toronto Snowstorm

Middle of January 1999, Toronto

11 days, about 100 cms of snow

Disabled transit, schools and businesses

400 troops to help dig the city out


BC Forest Fires

9.BC Forest Fires

Summer of 2003, British Columbia

Lightning strikes in forest provincially

Destroyed some 200 homes

Cost of fighting the fire was $400 million


Prairie Snowstorm

8.Prairie Snowstorm

February of 1947, Saskatchewan

A series of blizzards buried the prairies

Highways in and out of Regina were blocked

Train was buried under a snowdrift 8 m high


Great Lakes Storm

7.Great Lakes Storm

November of 1913, Great Lakes region

Also named "White Hurricane"

145 km/h wind, waves over 11 m high

250 people were killed, 19 ships were lost


Edmonton Tornado

6.Edmonton Tornado

July of 1987, Edmonton

Remained on the ground for one hour

Destroy 40 km long and 1 km wide in places

Killed 27 people, destroyed 300+ homes


Regina Cyclone

5.Regina Cyclone

June of 1912, Regina

150 meters wide, wind was at 500 km/h

A total of 28 fatalities

2500 homeless


Hurricane Hazel

4.Hurricane Hazel

October of 1954, Toronto

216 mm of rain and wind as fast as 150 km/h

81 were killed in Toronto, 95 in US

It hit Haiti, killing as many as 1,000 people


Québec Ice Storm

3.Québec Ice Storm

1998, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick

1,000,000 people without power for a month

At least 25 people died

The worst Canadian storm


Tseax Cone Eruption

2.Tseax Cone Eruption

Eruption around 1750 to 1775, BC

Took the lives of about 2,000 Nisga'a villagers

The volcano is still considered active today

The earliest disaster in Canadian history


Newfoundland Hurricane

1.Newfoundland Hurricane

September of 1775, Newfoundland

Most of death are Irish and British sailors

4000 – 4200 were killed

The most devastating disaster


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