Overall Green alert Flood
in Canada

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102379
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: Canada
From - To 04 Dec - 06 Dec

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British Columbia Province, Canada, Early December 2023Local media in Canada reported heavy rain in early December 2023 caused flooding in the city of Vancouver and surrounding areas of British Columbia Province, disrupting travel and utility services. Several roads were closed in the Vancouver area.Wed 6 Dec 2023Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. 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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Sustainability, Vol. 15, Pages 16693: Effective Communication of Coast.. 12/9/2023 6:38:00 AM.

The variation in state-level CFWs in the USA is also significant; however, the NWS and NOAA [ 34 ] Safety Program has a platform providing flooding information (both alert and guidelines) for every coastal state in the country, which provid
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Maritimes to see heavy rain and strong winds Monday 12/8/2023 10:22:00 PM.

A strengthening low pressure system will move out of the northeastern U.S., across northern New Brunswick, and over the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec on Monday. With the Maritimes on the eastern side of the system, rain and a high and gusty sou
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MIL-OSI Canada: Governments of Canada and British Columbia invest in w.. 12/7/2023 12:20:00 PM.

From Infrastructure Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2023/12/governments-of-canada-and-british-columbia-invest-in-wastewater-infrastructure-improvements-in-kimberley.html. The City of Kimberley will build new wast
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),