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Statistics

Some general statistics on the 1998 ice storm:

  • 30 deaths linked directly to the ice storm
  • 34 days without power in some places
  • 100 mm of freezing rain in some regions
  • 200 cities and municipalities declared disaster areas
  • 454 shelters opened in Quebec
  • 100,000 people housed in shelters
  • 611,947 insurance claims, for a total amount of over $900 million
  • 2,249,750 residents without electricity, with numbers reaching a peak on January 11,1998
  • $5.4 billion in total damage.

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