Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupGeological
Event TypeLandslide
PlaceSaint-Jean-Vianney QC
Event Start DateMay 4, 1971
Event End DateMay 4, 1971
CommentsSaint-Jean-Vianney QC, May 4, 1971. 31 dead, 1500 evacuated (entire town); during a lengthy rainstorm, a rapid retrogressive flowslide in leda clay swept away several homes as a 213 metre hole appeared in the ground swallowing the houses, several cars and a bus.
Fatalities31
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated1500
Estimated Total Cost$1,250,000
Federal DFAA Payments$1,250,000
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0