Over the course of 24 hours in 1954, Hurricane Hazel would drop an estimated 40 billion gallons of water on Southern Ontario. It would transform usually peaceful streams into raging torrents of water that washed away anything in its path, including cars, homes and people. By the time the storm left, 81 people were dead and more than 4,000 would be left homeless. In this episode, we tell the story of Hurricane Hazel, one of the worst disasters to ever strike Toronto.

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Music:

The Westerlies - The Dover

Zachariah Hickson - Argonne 

Asher Fulero - Forest Lullaby

Emmet Fenn - Allegro 

Chopin - E minor Prelude 

Brian Bolger - A Fool's Theme