# Swiss prepare to evacuate village threatened by vast landslide
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2023-05-11
Category: NEWS
Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news
Meta Title: Swiss Village Evacuation Imminent Amid Landslide Threat
Meta Description: Swiss authorities order tiny mountain village evacuation due to collapsing mountainside. Residents given until Friday to leave. Climate change increases
URL: https://financedigest.com/swiss-prepare-to-evacuate-village-threatened-by-vast-landslidehtml

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BRIENZ, [Switzerland](https://www.financedigest.com/barclays-private-bank-opens-new-office-in-verbier-switzerland-for-2022-23-ski-season.html) (Reuters) – Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern canton of Graubunden because of fears it will soon be buried beneath a collapsing mountainside.

On Thursday, a thick coat of fog covered the mountaintop overlooking the village of Brienz, where vegetation has been replaced by slopes of mud and rocks.

Civil defence patrols drove around its nearly empty roads. People could be seen loading a truck.

The Brienz population of less than 100 [people have been given until Friday evening to evacuate](https://www.financedigest.com/the-man-who-evacuated-200-people-from-mariupol-in-a-battered-red-van.html "The man who evacuated 200 people from Mariupol in a battered red van").

Some areas were cordoned off, with yellow [warning signs](https://www.financedigest.com/why-training-your-staff-is-key-in-spotting-the-warning-signs-of-a-cybersecurity-breach.html "Why training your staff is key in spotting the warning signs of a cybersecurity breach") in five languages that read: “Attention rockfall.

Climate change is [putting Switzerland at increased risk](https://www.financedigest.com/four-corporate-email-oversights-that-put-your-organization-at-risk.html "Four Corporate Email Oversights That Put Your Organization at Risk") of natural hazards, including an increase in erosion due to higher temperatures, Swiss authorities say.

[(Reporting by Cécile Mantovani and Denis](https://www.financedigest.com/meta-denies-kazakh-claim-of-exclusive-access-to-facebooks-content-reporting-system.html "Meta denies Kazakh claim of exclusive access to Facebook’s content reporting system") Balibouse in Brienz; Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Toby Chopra)


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