Authorities did not clarify when residents and animals can return home.
About 300 residents were removed from the small Swiss village of Blatten, located in the valais cam. However, this evacuation was not just for humans.
According to also 190 sheep and about 20 rabbits were removed. Evacuations included more than 50 cows, Some of which were transported on foot or in vehicles, while others were rescued by helicopter. Among them is Loni, a wounded cow that had to be transported on Tuesday to Wiler village, downstream of Blatter.
Alban Brigger, engineer at the Canton’s Natural Risk Department, said a total of 1.5 million m3 Rock fell last week. To Switzerland public television, Guillaume Favre-Bulle, a geologist of the Valais Canton Natural Risk Service, says that the likelihood of an avalanche of rocks decreases from hour to hour. However, there is a risk that the Lonza River is blocked by the rubble. Experts are not sure about what has shot this situation.
At a press conference, the mayor of Blatten, Matthias Bellwald, praised the community for the rapid evacuation, which began on Saturday.
At the moment, 200 professionals and volunteers are mobilized. These include members of Civil Protection, Firefighters, Police, Engineers from Valais Canton and several external offices specializing in Geology, Hydrology or Glaciologia.
This is not the first time that Switzerland has been in an alpine suspense. In 2023, the village of Brienz, in the east of the country, was evacuated before a huge landslidewhich ended up stopping scarce meters from the village.
Authorities did not clarify when residents and animals can return home.
