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The Saguenay Flood

History and Memory of a Natural Disaster


A virtual exhibition commemorating the floods of 1996, providing a retrospective on one of the most significant natural disasters in Quebec’s history.




This virtual exhibition guides you through the events leading to the Saguenay flood to uncover the factors that contributed to these floods. It highlights lessons learned and the short—and long-term consequences. It examines this tragedy from a social and environmental perspective.

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Musée du Fjord
July 1996