Landslides in a clay environment There are many different types of landslides. They are named according to the rate and nature of movement, as well as the type of material that is sliding.

A landslide that swallowed a home and left a 300-metre crater in the middle of a rural road in central Quebec on Wednesday has left many wondering how it could have happened.

The good news, according to Mr. Demers, is that a year with a lot of landslides in Quebec’s clay soils is usually followed by more stable years. “It’s like when you shake an apple tree.

Quick clay, a naturally occurring sensitive marine clay that can undergo sudden liquefaction when disturbed, poses a significant hazard in regions across Scandinavia, Canada and beyond.

“Sensitive clay landslides can easily be that size, or larger,” he said. He recently studied a massive slide on the north side of the Ottawa River at Quyon. It took place about 1,000 years ago.

At the time, a spokesperson added that the landslip was not a "simple, quick or easy fix" but they were working on a temporary measure. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.

He described landslides as the "movement of soil." "So what we mostly see in southern Quebec is just like a muddy slide or just soil that loses consistency or becomes a little bit more liquefied and ...

A landslide that swallowed a home and left a 300-metre crater in the middle of a rural road in central Quebec on Wednesday has left many wondering how it could have happened. Usually when people think ...