Swiss Mountain Municipality Partly Evacuated Due To Landslide Threat

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Part of the municipality of Blatten in canton Valais had to be evacuated on Saturday evening for safety reasons after a landslide earlier this week. This content was published on May 18, 2025 - 12:25 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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A landslide in the“Petit Nesthorn” region, which also swept away part of the Birch glacier, triggered a torrential flow a few days ago in the Lötschental valley in canton Valais. It stopped about 500 metres upstream of the Lonza river, outside the village of Blatten.

Due to continuing instability, there is a real risk of a landslide, said authorities in Blatten on Saturday night. To protect the population, part of the municipality to the south of the Lonza was evacuated.

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