2023 Nova Scotia floods

2023 Nova Scotia floods
DateJuly 21-22, 2023
CauseHeavy rains
Deaths4
Property damage$200 million (2023 USD)[1]

The 2023 Nova Scotia floods were a series of floods in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.[2][3] Areas in Nova Scotia received 250mm (9.8 inches) of rain in a 24 hour period, causing dramatic flash floods.[4]

On July 22, 2023, a state of emergency was declared in the province, scheduled to last two weeks, ending on August 5. The floods greatly affected the municipalities of Halifax, East Hants, West Hants, as well as the counties of Lunenburg and Queens[5] with estimates of up to 300 milimetres of rain in parts of the province.[6]

  1. ^ "Q3 Global Catastrophe Recap October 2023" (PDF). Aon Benfield. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Carballo, Rebecca (22 July 2023). "Four Remain Missing After Torrential Rains in Nova Scotia". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Williams, Nia (23 July 2023). "Nova Scotia wrestles with aftermath of devastating floods". Reuters.
  4. ^ Nadine Yousif (July 25, 2023). "Canada floods: Bodies of two children found in Nova Scotia". BBC News.
  5. ^ Scotia, Communications Nova (11 May 2018). "Provincewide State of Emergency Declared". News Releases.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Kalin (24 July 2023). "Extreme rain in Nova Scotia exceeds once-in-a-century event". CTV News.