May 4 - The 1971 Quebec Landslide

On May 4th, at about 10:45 p.m., part of a town near Saguenay, Quebec dropped 30 metres.  The crater it cut out was 300 metres across and more than 30 metres deep. It created a deep channel through which a river of liquefied clay flowed, and it swallowed 30 homes, 15 cars and a bus!! A total of 31 people were killed, most of whom were trapped in their swallowed homes or cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices