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Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR08-114, the Daily Gleaner reported that the Nunavut government is sending a crew of geotechnical experts to Pangnirtung to assess the situation; however, they have not been able to fly in due to bad weather. The meltwater-swollen Duvall River, which carved a 10-metre channel through the permafrost right down to bedrock, is raising fears of subterranean erosion that could cause a collapse under the town’s homes and buildings. There are cracks and sinkholes developing in the area; some near housing units. About 200 of the community’s 1,600 residents are cut off from Pangnirtung’s health centre and food stores.
(Source: Daily Gleaner, 18 June 2008)
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