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Landslide wipes out south Burnaby backyards after heavy rains

The edges of the backyards of several homeowners in south Burnaby were wiped away Thursday due to the heavy rains that swamped Metro Vancouver. Now they are wondering what happens next.
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The City of Burnaby has put out some orange warning cones at a property in the 8000 block of Gray Avenue after a landslide took out part of the backyard Thursday.

The edges of the backyards of several homeowners in south Burnaby were wiped away Thursday due to the heavy rains that swamped Metro Vancouver.

Now they are wondering what happens next.

Martin Que lives next to Gray Creek Ravine in the 8000 block of Gray Avenue – bordering a City of Burnaby park. He woke up Friday morning to find part of his backyard looks more like a cliff due to the storm. The property sits high above the creek.

Most of his backyard is still intact, but he wonders what’s going to happen if another rainstorm his soon.

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This is the view from Gray Avenue resident Martin Que's backyard on Friday morning have heavy rains washed out part of the slope. - CHRIS CAMPBELL

“I’m worried about my backyard,” said Que, who has lived in the home for the past 15 years. “We’ve never had anything like this happen before.”

Que’s neighbour’s home is worse off. City engineering staff have put up orange cones on the property next to Que as they start their investigation into how to fix the problem and who is liable for the work.