Northern Quebec landslide last month was a record-breaker
The landslide last month was 1.8 kilometres long and 500 metres wide. It sent 45 million cubic tonnes of debris into the Great Whale River, just eight kilometres upstream from Cree and Inuit villages.
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CBC North Cree Unit ·
Posted: May 03, 2021 7:10 PM CT | Last Updated: May 4
The landslide was located approximately eight kilometres upstream from the side-by-side Cree and Inuit villages of Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuarapik, located 1,700 kilometres north of Montreal on Hudson’s Bay.(Kativik Regional Government/ Cree Nation Government)
A huge landslide last month in northern Quebec is the longest on record and the second largest, according to officials with Kativik Regional Government, Cree Nation Government, along with local leaders from Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuarapik.
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