Overall Green alert Flood
in Canada

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102967
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: Canada
From - To 19 Oct - 21 Oct

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British Columbia Province, Canada, Mid-October 2024A powerful atmospheric river caused street flooding in parts of British Columbia Province, Canada, from 19 October 2024. Streets were flooded in areas of Metro Vancouver. Authorities issued warnings for river floods in West Vancouver Island, including rivers around Tofino, Bamfield and Port Renfrew and surrounding areas.Sun 20 Oct 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),