What was initially reported in the media as a sinkhole in the area of St. Jude, Quebec, northeast of Montreal, appears to be a landslide caused by so called quick clay. This particular formation, the Leda Clay, is well known for these types of failures. Tragically, a family of 4 was killed while watching TV in their basement when the slide occurred. A collection of media and blog coverage on the event is presented below.

St. Jude, Quebec Quick Clay Landslide Links

• Report: At least 2 in family die after sinkhole swallows home in Quebec, Canada - CNN.com Blogs via Geology.com
• Possible flowslide (not a sinkhole) in St Jude, Canada - Dave's Landslide Blog
• Leda Clay Landslide - Ontario-geofish
• Quebec Landslide - 2 - Ontario-geofish
• Devastating slide in Quebec "was like the end of the world" - The Globe and Mail
• Quebec No Stranger to the Fury of Landslides - Montreal Gazette

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