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Major Landslides Causing Fatalities
Abstract
Landslides are the downslope movements of sediment and rock. They can be found in any part of Canada, even in areas with very little relief. They happen in bedrock or in loose sediment, on land or under water. They can be large or small, rapid or slow, and generally occur without warning.
This map depicts 45 landslides in Canada that have resulted in more than 600 fatalities in historical times (post-1840). This number is a minimum value, based on the definition of a landslide disaster as three or more deaths in a single event. Events with one to two fatalities are difficult to trace and have not been included in the database. In some of these disasters, the death can be attributed to secondary effects (flood waves and tsunamis) triggered by the landslide.
