[url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100512/twl-family-killed-as-giant-crater-swallo-3fd0ae9.html]Source[/url]
[quote]Four people have died after their house was swallowed up by a huge landslide in Canada.
Rescue workers searched for 24 hours for Richard Préfontaine, his wife Lyne, and their daughters Amélie, 11, and Anais aged nine.
Dozens of police officers, paramedics, firefighters and residents joined the search after a huge crater - 1,600ft wide and almost 100ft deep - engulfed the family's home in the town of St Jude, east of Montreal.
But now local authorities have confirmed the family of four all perished in the landslide.
"The first two (bodies) have been extricated from the rubble and they have been confirmed dead," the Montreal Gazette quoted public security official Michel Doré as saying.
"Victims number three and four are currently being extricated," he added.
The family was caught completely off guard with at least two of them found still sitting on a sofa in front of the television, Mr Doré went on.
"We found them in the television room in the basement... where we were told that they would be."
Crews had to demolish what was visible of the still-upright house to get to the basement buried in sand and thick mud below.
A lorry driver initially raised the alarm when he managed to escape unharmed as the huge crater opened up around his truck on Monday evening.
A neighbour told the Montreal Gazette sinkholes and landslides are common in the area and said they are caused by the soft blue clay that lines the banks of the Yamaska River.[/quote]
[img]http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/ne/skynews/20100512/09/85957263-family-killed-giant-crater-swallows-house.jpg[/img]
[url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100512/video/vwl-family-killed-as-giant-crater-swallo-89eb865.html]Video[/url]
Damn, it has to suck to be going about your buiseness when [B]BAM[/B], an earthquake swallows you and your house.
These optimistic ratings make me happy.
That's not really optimistic, Mr Optimistic.
Oh god, this is just horrible.
That is just depressing :frown:
Damn, If I got killed by a sinkhole I'd be so pissed.
Holy shit. I bet they got that house really cheap.
That video scared the shit out of me @ 00:45
What a [I]sinking[/I] depression this has put me in.
[QUOTE=Paravin;21901939]That's not really optimistic, Mr Optimistic.[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry?
[QUOTE=Mr.Optimistic;21901924]Damn, [highlight]gotta suck[/highlight] to be going about your buiseness when [B]BAM[/B], [highlight]and[/highlight] earthquake [highlight]swallows[/highlight] your and your house.
Why is my post optimistic?[/QUOTE]
I just got this great image in my head when I read the title.
The thread delivered thank you so much :v:
Why are people rating the OP funny? This stuff is sad.
:psyduck:
Seems like the earth has tasted human blood, WE MUST RUN!
I think its time we had a depressing news forum.
How is this funny? 4 people died and 2 of them were children. Anyone who rated this funny should burn in hell :mad:
Oh god, poor people. I still lol'd though.
Sinkholes are terrifying.
[QUOTE=Mr.Optimistic;21902048]I'm sorry?[/QUOTE]
You're supposed to be looking on the bright side of things, not just being nice. Then you'd just be Mr. Polite/Nice/Friendly.
I remember seeing this on the news last night at a buddies, when they were saying, "Only 1 person confirmed to be in the house during, no reports on their status".
I thought to myself oh well, that's not good if they're not reporting their status, but atleast there was only one person in there.
I didn't know 3 more people, 2 of them being children died immediately.
So unexpectant of that, to be watching TV, then dead.
It's a tragedy
Damn, that must suck.
They had a dog and it survived.
Somewhat deserving of a :unsmith:
[QUOTE=JDK721;21915396]They had a dog and it survived.
Somewhat deserving of a :unsmith:[/QUOTE]
:regd09:
^ HA HA, I fucking knew it before I even entered the thread.
:monocle: Oh shit, that's a terrible way to go, at least it's quick most of the time. At least the dog made it out alright.
Reminded me of that one huge sinkhole that opened up in Guatemala in 2007. That shit kicked my acrophobia right in as soon as I saw it. :byodood:
[img]http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/images/holes/sinkhole1.jpg[/img]
Not as massive as this one, but it's the first thing I thought of when I read this thread.
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.
