(Saguenay) The Quebec government extends the state of emergency in Saguenay, where a neighborhood is still threatened by landslides.
Posted at 2:23 p.m.
The Minister of Public Security, Geneviève Guilbault, wrote Monday evening on Twitter that she had signed the ministerial decree authorizing the City of Saguenay to remain in a state of emergency.
Part of the La Baie neighborhood in Saguenay was evacuated this weekend. A city official said the affected area remains unstable and further landslides are “imminent and unavoidable.”
The declaration of the state of emergency, renewable every five days, will allow the City of Saguenay to make decisions more quickly on issues such as the call for tenders, the requisition of properties and the diversion of traffic. .
Authorities reported on Monday that about 187 residents had been displaced from their residences in the La Baie neighborhood after a landslide swept away a house. The city declared a state of emergency on Saturday.
The communications adviser for the City of Saguenay, Dominic Arseneau, indicated Tuesday that “from 10 to 15 people” were at the hotel. The others went to live in their secondary residence, sometimes at the campsite, in accommodation belonging to the municipal housing office or in accommodation owned by a private owner.
“The goal is to have found adequate housing for everyone by the end of the week,” said Mr. Arseneau.
Prime Minister François Legault announced that he would visit the affected region on Wednesday. “I will be in La Baie on Wednesday morning to offer my help and support to the population affected by the landslides,” he wrote on Twitter. We won’t let you down. »