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Cows Airlifted Out of Blatten, Switzerland, Under Threat of Rockslide
- On May 19, 2025, Swiss authorities fully evacuated the village of Blatten in the southern Lötschental valley due to an imminent landslide threat from an Alpine mountainside above.
- The evacuation followed warnings about a 1.5 million cubic meter unstable rock mass and glacier, with displacement over 2.90 meters and rising, making the landslide imminent according to experts.
- Since Saturday, approximately 300 people and various animals, including nearly two hundred sheep, two dozen cows, and around twenty rabbits, have been evacuated. Among the livestock, an injured cow named Loni was airlifted by helicopter to a farm in Ferden on Tuesday.
- Alban Brigger, a natural disaster engineer, noted fog complicated assessment but confirmed the area has seen the 'best-case scenario' so far despite several small mudslides and ongoing rockfall concerns.
- Authorities expect the rockslide to occur within hours, risking millions of cubic meters of debris and water, prompting evacuation completion and accommodation efforts for affected residents downstream.
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Swiss evacuate livestock by hoof and helicopter because of landslide risk over Alpine village
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Rockfall Threatens, Now a Whole Alpine Village Is Afraid
The municipality of Blatten in the Lötschental, high up in the Swiss Alps, is facing a potentially catastrophic mountain fall. For days, geologists have observed massive movements on the eastern flank of the Kleine Nesthorn – a more than 3300-metre-high summit above the village of Valais. According to the authorities, around 300 inhabitants had to leave their homes already on Monday morning. Around 100 buildings were also precautionarily cleared…
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