The occupants of a home in the path of Saturday’s mudslide on Highway 99 near Lions Bay are unaccounted for, according to police, after earth, trees and debris swept across the road.
The slide occurred Saturday morning around 10:30 a.m. near the Brunswick Road exit ramp.
“As a result of the slide, one residence is believed to have been affected,” Squamish RCMP Cpl. James Grandy wrote in a release Sunday, adding the occupants of the home remain unaccounted for as of Sunday morning.
“Emergency crews, RCMP, along with Heavy Duty Search and Rescue crews from Canadian Task Force 1, are on site.”
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Police have not confirmed the number of people in the home.
Highway 99 was closed overnight but has since reopened in both directions. DriveBC reported the road as open around 5 a.m. Sunday, ahead of an estimated 9 a.m. reopening.
Crews worked overnight to remove a large number of trees and debris from the road.
RCMP say highway maintenance contractors and the Ministry of Transportation are on scene completing a technical assessment, and crews are expected to remain at the site for “the foreseeable time.”
Drivers caught behind the mudslide posted pictures and video to social media showing the blockage.
North Shore Emergency Management provided lodging and a reception centre in North Vancouver for those stranded south of the slide site.
Whistler also activated an Emergency Reception Centre at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler for displaced travellers.
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