Landslide Dams the Chilcotin River

Late on July 30, 2024, land along the south bank of the Chilcotin River in Farwell Canyon began to sink and flow into the valley below. When the landslide stopped moving, a large piece of earth had dropped more than 50 meters (160 feet), leaving a mound of debris 1,000 meters long, 600 meters wide, and 30 meters deep that...