SAGUENAY, Que. — The look for 2 individuals swept away by a landslide this weekend in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean area is continuing today. Rescue groups resumed searching for a man and female in their 40s missing out on in Rivière-Éternité, Que.
SAGUENAY, Que. — The look for 2 individuals swept away by a landslide this weekend in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean area is continuing today.
Rescue groups resumed searching for a man and female in their 40s missing out on in Rivière-Éternité, Que., about 260 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
The search operation is focused along a 1.8-kilometre stretch of the little, winding Éternité River, on the coast and in the water.
Quebec provincial cops state the operation is being slowed by a variety of aspects consisting of particles from the landslide and severe heat.
More than 50 individuals were required to leave their houses after a storm on Saturday disposed 130 millimetres of rain over 2 hours on the location, getting rid of roadways and setting off flooding.
Police have actually not recognized the 2 missing out on individuals however have actually said they were not from the neighborhood.
A 3rd individual was likewise captured in the landslide however was saved and required to medical facility.
This report by The Canadian Press was very first released July 4, 2023.
The Canadian Press
Note to readers: This is a fixed story. A previous variation said the rainstorm happened on Sunday.
