Harbour Breton.
Landslide scar in Harbour Breton generated by a debris torrent in August 1973.
Wreckage from the remains of four houses caught in the path of the landslide is
seen at the water line.
Image reproduced by permission of the Government of Newfoundland and
Labrador © 1973. Text reproduced by permission of M. Batterson, D.G.E. Liverman, J. Ryan
and D. Taylor, The Assessment of Geological Hazards and Disasters in
Newfoundland: An Update. (St. John's: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador,
Department of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey, © 1999) 97.
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