After the Flood

No representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to the accuracy or com- pleteness of the information contained in this publication, and Intact Centre employees and affiliates do not accept or assume any liability, responsibility or duty of care for any consequences to you or anyone else acting, or refraining to act, in reliance on the information contained in this report or for any [...] More specifically, the purpose of this report is to: • Identify mental and physical health impacts from residential basement flooding in Canada, • Identify associated financial costs of the above (i.e., days off work, visits to health services, and elevated use of medication), and • Demonstrate the importance of reducing the risk of basement flooding to mitigate health impacts and their financial [...] Forty-seven percent of flooded household members experienced worry and stress in the first 30 days, compared to 21% of flooded households after the first 30 days of experiencing flooding. [...] A total of 47% of female flooded household members experienced significantly more worry and stress in the first 30 days of flooding compared to 26% after the first 30 days and compared to 10% of females who had never experienced flooding. [...] Researchers heard repeatedly how households “lost quite a bit of irreplaceable stuff” and “lost so much that was Water Height in Basements: In the days and weeks following important to us, such as irreplaceable photographs and high a flood, the greater the water height, the greater the poten- school yearbooks”.