Families in a tiny Swiss village are packing up after authorities issued an evacuation order with a weekend deadline because of the threat of a possible rockslide.
FILE - Residential buildings stand in front of the “Brienzer Rutsch” the rockfall danger zone in Brienz-Brinzauls, Switzerland, Friday, May 12, 2023. FILE - Residential buildings stand in front of the “Brienzer Rutsch” the rockfall danger zone in Brienz-Brinzauls, Switzerland, Friday, May 12, 2023. FILE - Residential buildings stand in front of the “Brienzer Rutsch” the rockfall danger zone in Brienz-Brinzauls, Switzerland, Friday, May 12, 2023.
Christian Gartmann, a member of the crisis management board in the town of Albula, which counts Brienz in its jurisdiction, says inhabitants of the village, population 90, were preparing quickly. A Authorities advised villagers to take essential items, like computers, winter wear, school and work materials, for up to six months out of town, he said.
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