Avalanche/landslide Grisons landslide village of Brienz faces many more evacuations
Bad news for the evacuated population of the Graubünden mountain village of Brienz/Brinzauls: they must prepare to be evacuated again and again for years to come. This was the result of an analysis by the experts consulted.
01.05.2025, 19:01
SDA
The municipality of Albula/Alvra, to which Brienz belongs, announced on Thursday evening that the so-called "debris pile at the top" could continue to accelerate rapidly and possibly collapse in the coming years in the event of heavy rainfall or rockfalls. The huge drainage tunnel under construction beneath the mountain village unfortunately has no influence on this, it said at an information evening for the population
"For the residents and the municipality, this raises the question of what is reasonable," said municipal president Daniel Albertin. The settlement should not be retained at all costs.
Currently, however, the situation in Brienz has eased somewhat. From Monday, the population and vacation home owners will be allowed back into the village every day from 9 am to 7 pm.
