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A rockslide buried part of the Canadian mining town of Frank under 110 million tonnes of rock, killing around 70 people.
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Frank Slide
Rockslide, buried part of Frank, Canada (1903)
The Frank Slide was a massive rockslide that buried part of the mining town of Frank in the District of Alberta of the North-West Territories, Canada, at 4:10 a.m. on April 29, 1903. Around 44 million cubic metres/110 million tonnes of limestone rock broke off of and slid down…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Frank, Alberta
Former village in Alberta, Canada
Frank is an urban community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a village prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)