This is the face of the President after seeing what was left of the village that was buried by the glacier
The Blatten Switzerland village was partly destroyed after the huge part of the rocks and sludge from the glacier crashed into the valley. Although the village was evacuated a few days ago because of fear that Birch Ledenjak could collapse, one person is guided as missing, and numerous houses are ranked with the ground.
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The Blatten Swiss village is partially destroyed after the huge part of the rocks and sludge from the glacier crashed into the valley
Switzerland Federal President Karin Keller-Sutter She arrived at the site of a mass landslide in the Swiss Canton Valais. Her expression on her face when she saw the proportions of the disaster with her helicopter says a lot.
The huge avalanche of stones and ice crashed into the Lötschental valley, burning most of the alpine village of Blatten under the mud and debris. Officials report that 90% of villages have been destroyed.
The collapse caused the accumulation of debris in the riverbed of the Lonz River, the creation of a dam and the creation of the lake upstream. They warn that if the dam renunciation, the resulting wave could flood the settlements downstream.
The authorities began to dismantle pedestrian bridges and strengthening critical infrastructure to prepare for possible floods in Gampel, and the residents were advised to provide accommodation in the event of evacuation.
