Massive Landslide Tears Through Residential Area, Blocking B.C's Highway 99 - SnowBrains

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Massive Landslide Tears Through Residential Area, Blocking B.C's Highway 99 - SnowBrains

The landslide stretched over both lanes of Highway 99 – Photo Credit: Matt Gunn from The Squamish Chief Saturday, December 14th at 9:00 am, residents of the Lions Bay area woke up to 70 mph winds tearing down power lines leaving around 300 with no power. Not even an hour later, residents heard a loud boom as a landslide began tearing down from the mountain, stretching across the highway connecting Vancouver and Whistler. Traffic was halted as th…