By Canadian Press

Search stretches into third day for two people missing after Quebec landslide

Jul 4, 2023 | 7:17 AM

SAGUENAY, Que. — The search for two people swept away by a landslide in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region is stretching into a third day.

Rescue teams resumed looking today for a man and woman in their 40s missing in Rivière-Éternité, Que., about 260 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.

The search operation is focused along a 1.8-kilometre stretch of the small, winding Éternité River, on the shore and in the water.

Quebec provincial police say the operation is being slowed by a number of factors including debris from the landslide and extreme heat.

More than 50 people were forced to leave their homes after a storm on Sunday dumped 130 millimetres of rain over two hours on the area, washing away roads and triggering flooding.

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Police have not identified the two missing people but have said they were not from the community. 

A third person was also caught in the landslide but was saved and taken to hospital.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 4, 2023.

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