https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv1evn2p2vo
'The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk
of glacier crashed down into the valley.
Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the
Birch glacier was disintegrating, one person has been reported missing, and
many homes have been completely flattened.
Blatten's mayor, Matthias Bellwald, said "the unimaginable has happened" but
promised the village still had a future.
Local authorities have requested support from the Swiss army's disaster relief
unit and members of the Swiss government are on their way to the scene.
The disaster that has befallen Blatten is the worst nightmare for communities
across the Alps.
The village's 300 inhabitants had to leave their homes on 19 May after
geologists monitoring the area warned that the glacier appeared unstable. Now
many of them may never be able to return.
Appearing to fight back tears, Bellwald said: "We have lost our village, but
not our heart. We will support each other and console each other. After a long
night, it will be morning again."
The Swiss government has already promised funding to make sure residents can
stay, if not in the village itself, at least in the locality.'
Via Susan ****
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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