Bergsturz shakes Blaten: 300 people in a hurry evacuated!
Bergsturz shakes Blaten: 300 people in a hurry evacuated!
in the idyllic village of Blatten, in the Lötschental holiday region in southern Switzerland, there is now a massive clash from the small nesthorn. According to vienna.at there was a huge amount of 1.5 million cubic meters of rubble. The regional authorities have evacuated the village, with around 300 inhabitants to leave their houses in a hurry. This evacuation was necessary because experts, including Alban Brigger from the Canton of Valais, assume a potential further demolition.
Already on Monday evening, an estimated 200,000 cubic meters of rock had come loose, which corresponds to about 2,000 truck loads. The local crisis team expects further break -offs in the next few hours or days. They express hope for smaller stone avalanches that could cause less damage. Mayor Matthias Bellwald reported that the movement of the mountain came unexpectedly and triggered great concerns among the residents.
risks due to instability
The experts warn that a third of the unstable rock material has already crashed on the small Nesthorn. An unknown factor remains the glacier, which the majority of the rubble fell on. If this glacier slips itself, this could build up the Lonza River in the valley, which would have serious consequences for the region. According to
The clash in Blatten could be part of a bigger problem in the Alps. According to nationalgeographic.de , the consequences of global warming and the loss of permafrost lead to ever more unstable conditions in the Alps. Permafrost usually ensures that the rock remains stable. The frozen surface melts with increasing temperatures, and the mountain material becomes loose and brittle.
The glaziologist Christoph Mayer found in his analyzes that high temperatures and strong precipitation are crucial for whether rock is destabilized. These factors could also play a role in the case of Blatten. The melt of the glacier not only increases the instability of the mountain, but also has far -reaching effects on flora and fauna in the region, since the ecosystems are dependent on the stabilizing effect of the ice.
Overall, it turns out that Blatten is a warning example of the dangers caused by climatic changes and unstable rock formations in the Alps. The authorities and geologists hope for an early end of the impending danger, while the residents of the village have to remain safe with fear of the mountain landscape.
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