Canada's 10 costliest natural disasters by insurance claims
TORONTO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Massive floods in the Canadian province of British Columbia have dumped a month's worth of rain in two days, triggering mudslides https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/rescuers-with-dogs-start-looking-victims-canada-landslides-2021-11-16 that have destroyed several major roads and killed at least one person. Insurance loss estimates will not be available for several weeks, but industry experts expect the damages to be significant. Below are the 10 costliest natural disasters in Canada so far: YEAR INCIDENT,LOCATION DETAILS, INSURED LOSSES May Wildfires, Fort Wildfires https://www.reuters.com/article/canada-us-canada-wildfire-costs-idCAKCN0ZN1U2 2016 McMurray, Alberta in the oil sands hub forced the evacuation of some 90,000 residents, shuttered numerous oil sands operations and cut Canada's crude output by more than 1 million barrels a day. Insured losses: C$3.58 billion ($2.84 billion). June Floods, southern Massive floods https://www.reuters.com/article/canada-us-floods-cost-idCABRE98M0SO20130925 2013 Alberta over the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains caused four deaths, forced the evacuation of thousands and shut down Calgary's downtown core. Insured losses: C$1.7 billion. January Ice storms, The storms in southern Quebec and 1998 Ontario, Quebec eastern Ontario killed 35 people and left millions of people in the two provinces without power for several weeks. Insured losses: C$1.3 billion. June Hailstorm, The storm damaged at least 70,000 2020 Calgary, Alberta homes and vehicles. Insured losses: C$1.2 billion. July Floods, Toronto, A heavy rainstorm https://www.reuters.com/article/canada-us-toronto-weather-idCABRE96803C20130709 2013 Ontario flooded the city's subway stations, shut down parts of the public transit network and major roads and some 300,000 customers lost power. Insured losses: C$940 million. May Wildfire, Slave A third of Slave Lake was destroyed by 2011 Lake, Alberta a fire https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-royals-idUKTRE75T5A820110706. Insured losses were estimated at C$700 million. May Windstorm, A storm https://cdd.publicsafety.gc.ca/dtpg-eng.aspx?lang=fra&cultureCode=fr-Ca&eventTypes=%27SO%27%2C%27ST%27&normalizedCostYear=1&dynamic=false&eventId=1153 2018 Ontario, Quebec with wind gusts of over 100 kilometers/hour caused power outages and damage to buildings and vehicles and downed trees. Over 925,000 people across the two provinces were without power for days. Insured losses: C$680 million August Tornado, floods, Three tornadoes that hit southern 2005 Toronto and Ontario caused widespread flooding in southern Ontario Toronto and surrounding areas. Insured losses: C$625 million April Ice jams, floods, Ice jams on the Athabasca River raised 2020 Fort McMurray water levels, causing flooding https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada-floods-idUSKCN229318 in low-lying areas. Insured losses: C$562 million August Hail storm, Hail the size of golf and tennis balls 2014 Airdrie, Alberta caused damage to buildings and vehicles. Insured losses: C$450 million Sources: Insurance Bureau of Canada, Public Safety Canada, Can IQ, local media reports ($1 = 1.2591 Canadian dollars) (Reporting By Nichola Saminather; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)
