A Swiss village came within a hair's breadth of being wiped off the map when a mountain towering above it collapsed overnight, officials said Friday.He told journalists Friday that the rocks had felled trees as if they were matches, and had destroyed a small cabin in a field above the village.
Residents of the tiny Swiss village of Brienz had to evacuate last month because geologists feared a massive rock slide was imminent. The geologists were proved to be correct.