5 lives lost
On the weekend of April 24-25, South Western Ontario was hit by torrential rains. A sodden watershed created total runoff into the Thames River, producing the highest water levels ever recorded. In London one man drowned while rescuing stranded families. Outside of Beachville a trained derailed, killing three men. A doctor, on his way to the wreck, was drowned when his car was swept off the road into the river. A subsequent flood in 1947 led to the creation of the Upper Thames Conservation Authority and the construction of Fanshawe Dam.
(Source: Notebook from Yesterday)
