Swiss villagers resigned to relocation after landslide

A large number of people from the Swiss village of Brienz have signed up to relocate as quickly as possible from the landslide-prone village in the canton of Graubünden. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Some 40 applications for a definitive relocation had been submitted by the deadline of September 30. These applications relate to 95 flats in 45 buildings, most of which are second homes and holiday homes. + Why do Swiss mountains collapse? It’s complicated However, the municipality estimates that a good 35 residents also want to give up their homes and relocate. Before the evacuation in November 2024, the village had 90 inhabitants. + One in six Swiss homes exposed to natural hazards Since the evacuation, almost 30 people from Brienz have already moved away or died. The costs of the resettlement will be borne 90% by the federal government and the canton. Translated from German by DeepL/mga How we work We select the most relevant news for an international ...