Blueprint to protect landslide-prone Swiss village revealed
Authorities have revealed the details of a drainage tunnel designed to stop the village of Brienz from sliding into the valley.
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Authorities have revealed the details of a drainage tunnel designed to stop the village of Brienz from sliding into the valley.
The village was emptied of its 84 inhabitants on May 12 after the authorities said the Insel peak had become unstable
BERLIN (AP) -- A huge mass of rock slid down a mountainside above a Swiss village that was evacuated last month, stopping just short of the settlement, which remained unscathed, relieved local officials said Friday.
Fifty million cubic feet of rock tumbled down the mountainside heading straight for the village of Brienz in the Swiss Alps.
On Friday night, a large part of the rock masses fell towards the village. The rock masses just missed the village and left behind a meter-high deposit on the main road near the school building. No one was injured since the village was evacuated on May 12.