A Year After the Glacial Collapse of Blatten - Return to the Lost Homeland
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To commemorate the collapse that buried the village a year ago, nearly 500 people gathered this Thursday in front of the ruins. Face of the disaster despite him, the president of the commune insisted on what has been accomplished in recent months and on the immense work that is still waiting for the LötschentalIt is 15:24 this Thursday. In the Lötschental, the bells ring. It is the exact time at which the summit of the Petit Nesthorn and the gla…
A year ago, a glacier crash buried the village of Blatten in the Swiss Lötschental. About 300 inhabitants lost almost everything. For the first time they were allowed to go back - and some want to rebuild their home. By Kathrin Hondl.
A year after the devastating mountain fall in the Lötschental, reconstruction begins. The chronology of the catastrophe in pictures.
More than 300 people became homeless due to the fall of the mountain in Blatten VS. But it could have been much worse.
Large parts of the valley are still a wasteland. On the way with a local who wants to have his home back.
After the disaster of Blatten, residents and helpers worked to revive the place. Between insecurity, loss and hope, the will to rebuild grows.
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