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Flood, destroyed village, glacier hole: impressive images after landslide in Switzerland

After the landslide on the part of the birch glacier in Switzerland on Wednesday, May 28, destroying the majority of Blatten village, the situation is not stabilized this Thursday. An artificial lake has formed and threatens to further flood the territory. The images are impressive.

More than 24 hours after the landslide of the birch glacier in the town of Blaten in Switzerland, the situation is still very complicated this Thursday, May 29. An artificial lake was created in the place and threatens to flood part of the valley.

A lake formed in the town of Blatten, Switzerland, after the landslide from the glacier. © Alexandre Agrusti / AFP

During a press conference this Thursday, May 29, the authorities said that few specialists and geologists knew how stones, land and ice cream were going to react.

A hole in the glacier

Part of the glacier won leaving a giant hole.
Part of the glacier won leaving a giant hole. © Fabrice Coffrini / AFP

The teams still cannot intervene, because the earth is very unstable. At the moment, they observe and try to analyze all possible scenarios.

The amount of ice, rock and earth that fall from the glacier is very impressive.
The amount of ice, rock and earth that fall from the glacier is very impressive. © Alexandre Agrusti / AFP

A person always missing

The people have disappeared almost completely. He had evacuated nine days before, because the specialists had anticipated the possible fall of a glacier.

A large part of the town of Blatten, in Switzerland, has disappeared.
A large part of the town of Blatten, in Switzerland, has disappeared. © Fabrice Coffrini / AFP

A 64 -year -old man is still missing. The investigation to try to find it was interrupted, compared to the risk of rescuers, confirmed Mathias Reynard, vice president of the Government of Valais in Switzerland, in BFMTV this Thursday night.

Author: Astrid Berpere
Source: BFM TV

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