Swiss villages in maximum warning after the slump and landslide
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AdvertisementSouth South officials are in maximum warning because they increase anxiety Floods across the Lonsa River, Following the birch glacier collapse earlier this week.
A large avalanche of rock and snow wiped out the lutchmeal valley, Most of the village of Platin’s Alpine Village Under the soil and debris. According to the authorities, 90% of the village was destroyed.
This slope debris filling the Lonsa River, creating a dam and formed an upstream lake. If the dam gives, the authorities warn, The water masses will be flooded downward.
Officials began to remove pedestrian bridges and strengthen important infrastructure for flooding in the camp, and were advised to find emergency shelter if residents were evacuated.
“I didn’t sleep last night,” a woman told reporters. “We were constantly waiting – If something happens, we have to leave. “
To quench the danger, Officers evacuated the subordinate Feron Dam, I hope that if there is a gap it will absorb a portion of the overlap.
The Swiss army has highlighted the area, but cannot try to carry out land operations due to the current instability.
In Platon, the disaster is huge. Aerial images show the submerged houses in the dense mud, and the buried roads and structures have already been pulled.
Earlier this month, the authorities removed more than 300 people and cattle by precautions from Platon village, but A man has disappeared following the incident.
However, local police say the search and rescue operation has been temporarily suspended due to the fall of the wreckage.
President Garin Keller-Sutter visited the area this Friday.
