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Saguenay flood
The "little white house" at Saguenay, in 2008.
Meteorological history
DurationJuly 19–20, 1996
Overall effects
Fatalities10
DamageCA$1.5 billion
Areas affectedSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec
Flooding in Chicoutimi during the Saguenay Flood.

The Saguenay flood (French: Déluge du Saguenay) was a series of flash floods on July 19 and 20, 1996 that hit the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It was the biggest overland flood in 20th-century Canadian history.[1]

  1. ^ "Saguenay Flood – July 1996". SOS! Canadian Disasters. Library and Archives Canada. 2006-02-14. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01.

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