Quebec rockslide (Q7269858)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Quebec rockslide occurred on September 19, 1889, after a day of heavy rain in Quebec City, Canada. An overhanging piece of slate rock broke off from Cap Diamant and fell 90 metres (300 feet) onto the houses below. The homes of 28 families on Champlain Street were crushed, burying roughly 100 people under 24 metres (80 feet) of broken slate rock. The final death toll exceeded 40 people.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

L'éboulement de 1889 à Québec est un écroulement survenu au bas du cap Diamant à Québec le .

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Der Bergsturz von Québec ereignete sich am 19. September 1889 in der kanadischen Stadt Québec. Am steilen Südosthang von Cap Diamant lösten sich Felsbrocken und stürzten in die darunter liegende Unterstadt. Dabei kamen über 40 Menschen ums Leben.

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