53 homes in La Baie are the target of an evacuation order issued by the city of Saguenay on Saturday, bringing the number of properties evacuated to 76 following Monday’s landslide.
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These 53 additional homes must be evacuated by 7 a.m. Sunday morning. The fire brigade was already on site on Saturday evening to help citizens leave their homes.
The residences housed are located on 7th, 8th, 9th and 6th Avenues, Avenue du Parc and Avenue du Port.
According to the municipality, these apartments cannot be restored for several weeks, even several months.
MTQ experts reportedly told the city of Saguenay that the very friable soil in the affected area suggests a major landslide could occur.
They are conjuring up a catastrophe that could resemble the landslide that engulfed Saint-Jean-Vianney in 1971, killing 31 people.