Brienz rockslide in Switzerland: threat and life in exile

Published on June 12, 2023

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Residents of rockslide-threatened Brienz/Brinzauls in Switzerland have been fetching items from their homes to make their lives in exile more bearable. They were temporarily allowed home a few days ago for the first time since being evacuated last month amid concerns that the nearby crumbling mountain could destroy their village in Graubünden. Some 84 people live there and only two people per household could return home, with the numbers limited for safety reasons.
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