Swiss village of Brienz evacuated after risk of imminent rockslide
By Imogen Foulkes & Charley AdamsResidents of a tiny Swiss village have all been evacuated because of the risk of an imminent rockslide.
Brienz's fewer than 100 villagers were given just 48 hours to pack what they could and abandon their homes.Two million cubic metres of rock is coming loose from the mountain above, and a rockslide could obliterate the village. The development has raised questions about the safety of some mountain communities, as global warming changes the alpine environment.The rock has been shifting since the Ice Age, but scientists say the pace has acceleratedThe village has been judged a geological risk for some time and is built on land that is subsiding down towards the valley, causing the church spire to lean and large cracks to appear in buildings.
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