Blooopsalot t1_j1y84j1 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 7:21 AM Reply to comment by DirtyReseller in TIL: Frank Slide, 44 MILLION tons of rock fell in one of the largest landslides in Canadian history back in 1903. It partially buried a town and killed 70-90 people. Also, a horse, Charlie. Survived for a month underground, only to die after being overfed oats and... brandy. by chrisbe2e9 There was a transient camp of 50ish people at the bottom and they had no idea how many had “moved on” at the time of the slide. (It’s in the article-do not be impressed, I almost never read the article) Permalink Parent 11
Blooopsalot t1_j1y84j1 wrote
Reply to comment by DirtyReseller in TIL: Frank Slide, 44 MILLION tons of rock fell in one of the largest landslides in Canadian history back in 1903. It partially buried a town and killed 70-90 people. Also, a horse, Charlie. Survived for a month underground, only to die after being overfed oats and... brandy. by chrisbe2e9
There was a transient camp of 50ish people at the bottom and they had no idea how many had “moved on” at the time of the slide. (It’s in the article-do not be impressed, I almost never read the article)