1955. Nicolet. Quebec (Canada). Remembering a mortal landslide.
On November 12, 1955, a landslide carried 7 acres (28,000 m2) of earth and six buildings crashing down into the Nicolet river, killing three people, injuring six and causing $10 million in damages, including the destruction of the trade school (established in 1887) and the recently-rebuilt cathedral. The event was later the subject of a book by author Louis Caron entitled Le Bonhomme Sept-Heures, and the road that now runs along the river where the landslide occurred was named rue du 12 novembre ("12th of November Street") in commemoration.
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