The Swiss voice in the world since 1935

Landslide threatened Swiss village of Brienz faces many more evacuations

Grisons landslide village of Brienz faces many more evacuations
Grisons landslide village of Brienz faces many more evacuations Keystone-SDA

The population of the Swiss mountain village of Brienz/Brinzauls has been warned to expect more landslide evacuations in the coming years.

+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox

This was the result of an analysis by the experts consulted.

The mountain debris pile could continue to accelerate rapidly over the coming years in the event of heavy rainfall or rockfalls and possibly collapse, the municipality of Albula/Alvra, to which Brienz belongs, announced.

+ One in six Swiss homes exposed to natural hazards

The huge drainage tunnel currently under construction beneath the mountain village would have no influence, residents have been told.

“For the residents and the municipality, this raises the question of what is reasonable,” said municipal president Daniel Albertin. The settlement should not be retained at all costs.

Currently, however, the situation in Brienz has eased somewhat. From Monday, the population and holiday home owners will be allowed back into the village every day from 9am to 7pm.

More

Translated from German by DeepL/mga

How we work

We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools such as DeepL to translate them into English. A journalist then reviews the translation for clarity and accuracy before publication. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles. The news stories we select have been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team from news agencies such as Bloomberg or Keystone.

Did you find this explanation helpful? Please fill out the short survey below to help us understand your needs.

External Content

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

News

Buying a house in Switzerland is getting more expensive, +4% in one year

More

Swiss house prices rise 4% in a year

This content was published on The cost of buying a home in Switzerland rose by 4.1% year-on-year in the last quarter and by 0.7% compared to the previous three months.

Read more: Swiss house prices rise 4% in a year
Swiss suspends flights over Pakistan

More

SWISS suspends flights over Pakistan

This content was published on Swiss International Air Lines will avoid Pakistani airspace until further notice due to rising tension between India and Pakistan.

Read more: SWISS suspends flights over Pakistan

In compliance with the JTI standards

More: SWI swissinfo.ch certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative

You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!

If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.

SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR

SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR