Authorities have resumed the search for two people who were swept away yesterday by a landslide in Rivière-Éternité, about 260 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
Rivière-Éternité declared a state of emergency Saturday. Environment Canada estimates that 75 to 100 millimetres of rain fell at the time.
Intense downpour caused a landslide around 1:30 p.m. on Notre-Dame Street, which leads to the Fjord-du-Saguenay National Park.
A tornado warning had also been issued for the Fjord-du-Saguenay sector.
The water supply for part of Principale Street has been suspended.
Sûreté du Québec Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu said Saturday evening the missing people were trying to clear the road of
