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Global News
21-05-2025
- Climate
- Global News
Major landslide sweeps away home and road northeast of Montreal
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook A major landslide has swept away a home and a road northeast of Montreal. Sylvain Gallant, regional civil security director, told reporters in Ste-Monique, Que., that the home was empty and no one was hurt. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy He says the landslide left a hole estimated at more than 300 metres long and 100 metres wide. Gallant says the landslide is expected to grow larger. Three surrounding homes were evacuated out of caution. The public security director says the area is known for landslides and there has been heavy rain in recent days.
CBC
21-05-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Landslide in central Quebec swallows a home, forces evacuations
A landslide swept away a home and forced the evacuation of nearby residents after it created a 300-metre crater in the middle of a rural road in central Quebec. No one was inside the home when it happened early Wednesday morning in the community of Sainte-Monique, says Sylvain Gallant, the regional spokesperson for Quebec's civil security ministry. No injuries have been reported and no one is believed to be missing, he said. The Red Cross is taking care of the evacuated residents. Gallant says he expects the crater to continue growing given that its walls are steep and the amount of clay in the soil. At its deepest, the crater is about 24 metres deep. Gallant says the area received heavy rainfall in the last few days and is known for landslides, though landslides of this size are rarer. He says it's too early to tell what, exactly, caused this particular event and that a geology expert has been called in to analyze the situation.
