An important landslide took over 2000 m2 from land agricultural in Saint-Thuribe, in Portneuf, splitting a road in two in passing.
“I have never seen that. You have to go back to the 1890s to find such a important landslide, ”says Michel Lefebvre, managing director of the municipality.
Like several rivers in boiler-appetizers in the last days, the white river has come out of its bed after torrential rains. Except that this time, the water has made its way in the clay soil, taking a large part.
Residents of the affected sector, in the row of the East-Blanche River, felt the earth trembled around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, according to Mr. Lefebvre. But it was only around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, the authorities carried out the extent of the damage.
Although impressive, the event has not injured and no residence has been swept away at the moment. The rear part of one of the houses is however on the edge of sagging, as part of the structure is suspended in the void.
A dozen people have been evacuated preventively, and transferred to the municipality’s community center, waiting for the sector to be secure.
No planned expansion
The section of the rank of the white river is assigned by events is obviously prohibited for traffic.
“We ask you to avoid the outskirts of the white river to its mouth at the Gouin bridge,” also mentioned the city of Saint-Casimir on its Facebook page on Wednesday morning.
The Ministry of Public Security went on site to analyze the situation and verify the fragility of the earth. According to Mr. Lefebvre, the organizations of the organization assured that there should not be expanding the hole in question.
“Now is the time for reconstruction. We expect to have them for months or even years to repair everything, “sighs the managing director, concerning the road to redo.
However, the gaping hole left left by the landslide is not intended to fill in the field on the agricultural land, he specifies.
