The search for two people swept away by a landslide and a flooded river in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region is being complicated by the river's geography and debris in the water, provincial police said Monday.
A man and a woman, both in their 40s, went missing on Saturday after a major landslide along the Éternité River, which was engorged by torrential rain.
Beaulieu said they've now been joined by officers specialized in search and rescue, along with trained volunteers. The river is still well above its usual level, Beaulieu said, following the storm which Environment Canada estimates dumped around 130 millimetres of rain on the area in two hours. Drinking water is currently not available in the evacuated area, he said, and will have to be reconnected before people can return.
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