Massive Swiss rockfall stops short of evacuated village of Brienz - BBC
Jun 16, 2023 · The entire village of Brienz, population 70, was evacuated in mid-May, when geologists warned a massive rockfall was imminent. The rockface immediately above the village, nicknamed "the...
Swiss villagers pack up for evacuation over ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · GENEVA (AP) — Families in a tiny Swiss village were packing up Wednesday after authorities issued an evacuation order with a weekend deadline because of the threat of a possible rockslide from an Alpine mountainside overhead. Authorities in charge of the eastern village of Brienz said in a statement Tuesday that they analyzed the potential ...
Swiss village of Brienz told to flee imminent monster rockslide - BBC
May 9, 2023 · The authorities had warned of a possible evacuation later this summer, and at the end of this week a regular village meeting was scheduled to bring everyone up to date. Instead, after latest risk...
Swiss village evacuated amid fears it will be swallowed up by giant ...
The village of Brienz in Switzerland is overshadowed by a large rock face. A Swiss village faces being evacuated again amid fears a giant landslide may swallow it up. The village of Brienz ...
Swiss village Brienz to be evacuated due to rockslide risk
6 days ago · Brienz was last evacuated in May 2023, when up to 2 million cubic metres of rock threatened to topple from the mountainside above the village. On the night of June 16, 2023, 1.2 million cubic ...
Swiss village Brienz evacuated over mountain rockslide fears - NBC News
May 12, 2023 · Residents of the Swiss village of Brienz have been forced to evacuate after officials said a chunk of the Lenzerhorn mountain could be about to collapse into a rockfall or landslide.
Swiss villagers told to evacuate over Alpine rockslide alert
Authorities in eastern Switzerland have ordered residents of the tiny village of Brienz to evacuate by Friday evening because geology experts say a mass of 2 million cubic meters of Alpine rock looming overhead could break loose and spill down in coming weeks.
Mass of rock misses Swiss village evacuated over fears it ... - NBC News
May 12, 2023 · Brienz, in the southeastern Graubuenden region of Switzerland, was evacuated on May 12 after geology experts warned that the Alpine rock looming over the village could break loose. In recent...
Swiss villagers told to get ready to evacuate ... - Associated Press News
5 days ago · Updated 8:26 AM PST, November 9, 2024. GENEVA (AP) — Authorities in eastern Switzerland on Saturday ordered residents of a tiny village to prepare to evacuate as an Alpine rockslide looming overhead threatened to break loose and spill down on their homes. It was the second time that residents of Brienz received evacuation orders after a ...
Swiss village of Brienz evacuated over risk of imminent rockslide - BBC
Residents of a tiny Swiss village have all been evacuated because of the risk of an imminent rockslide. Brienz's fewer than 100 villagers were given just 48 hours to pack what they could and...
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