Dynamite has been detonated at Gurtnellen, central Switzerland, in order to free up the Gotthard railway line. The important north-south axis has been blocked since June 5 following a rockfall in which a construction worker died.
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Around 2,500 cubic metres of rock were dynamited in a controlled explosion. Swiss television showed these images of the blast operation on Monday. (SF/swissinfo.ch)
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Gotthard train line cut off for one month
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The company said on Wednesday the cliff face would probably have to be dynamited as more rocks threaten to come crashing down on the line and the valley below. Federal Railways spokesman Reto Kormann added making the site secure and clearing the debris would take at least a month, meaning the closure of the line…
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