CONTRIBUTION · 28th May 2007
Other News Sources
As we do not have a helicoper or the ability to be everywhere, here is what the other sources are reporting. . .
FROM CBC
Rock slide closes northern B.C. highway
Last Updated: Monday, May 28, 2007 11:52 AM PT
CBC News
A massive rock slide has closed Highway 16 east of Terrace, cutting the major road link with the northwest corner of British Columbia.
The slide rumbled across the highway, 37 kilometres east of the junction between Highway 16 and Highway 4,(just where is highway 4? they mean 37) at about 8:30 Monday morning.
It created a pile of debris 30 metres wide and 50 metres long.
Ministry of Transportation officials said they don't yet know if any drivers were caught in the slide, adding that the highway will be closed for at least the day.
Crews are flying over the site to determine whether it's safe to start removing the debris.
FROM THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Mudslide closes B.C. highway
Canadian Press
May 28, 2007 at 2:59 PM EDT
TERRACE, B.C. — A massive mudslide has closed a highway in northwest B.C.
The RCMP say the slide on Highway 16 east of Terrace is 66 metres wide and could be up to 10 metres thick.
The slide is blocking both lanes of traffic.
There are no reports of any injuries.
The Transportation Ministry is sending geotechnical engineers to assess the situation, and also to take a look at the Cranberry Connector, a forestry road in the Nass Valley which is the only alternate road between Terrace and points east.