Rockslide closes part of South Klondike Highway, leaving travellers stranded
CBC
An 82-kilometre stretch of the South Klondike Highway from Carcross, Yukon to Fraser, B.C. is closed due to a rockslide.
The slide occurred Tuesday evening and covers both lanes of the highway. Yukon Highways and Public Works released a statement Wednesday evening saying crews have begun clearing the road but it will remain closed until at least Friday, when they aim to reopen to single lane traffic.
"There have been some delays in the progress to reopen the road because the weather conditions and the risk of further slides prevents that," said Antoine Goulet, a communication analyst with Highways and Public Works.
"There's a lot of rain in the region and there's been a lot of rain lately. So that helps further the risk of further landslides."
The slide left some Yukoners scrambling to find accommodation in Skagway, Alaska on Tuesday night after being stranded by the closure.
Many cruise ship passengers who arrived in Skagway were left stranded while on a sightseeing tour to Carcross. Five buses filled with passengers heading back to Skagway were forced to turn around due to the rockslide.
Heike Graf, owner of Caribou Crossing Cafe in Carcross, said that about 200 passengers arrived back in Carcross around 8 p.m. Tuesday night when most businesses were already closed. The visitor centre was the only option for passengers to seek assistance, Graf said.
"They were scared," Graf said. "There was nothing to eat, there was nothing to drink. It was quite a stressful situation."
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