Impressive footage New video shows devastating storm damage in Ticino
Collapsed houses, destroyed cars: a new video impressively shows the damage caused by storms in the Maggia Valley. Meanwhile, the army is helping with reconstruction.
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- A new video impressively shows the damage caused by storms in the Maggia Valley.
- Meanwhile, the army is helping with the reconstruction.
- For example, a support bridge is being built.
The storms raged for days in Ticino and Valais. The Maggia Valley was hit particularly hard. Several people died in the floods and numerous houses and buildings were destroyed by the high water and debris flows.
A new video now shows the damage in the Maggia Valley for the first time. The footage is impressive - for example of collapsed houses with laundry still hanging in them. It also shows the clean-up work in the valley, such as the felling of endangered trees and the dredging work along the river.
The video was made by film producer Fabio Balassi and uploaded to YouTube.
Rebuilding vital infrastructure
Following the devastating storms, the Swiss army has begun building a support bridge to replace the collapsed Visletto Bridge. This would reconnect the upper and lower Maggia Valley.
The Swiss Army's Mabey support bridge is 61 meters long and 4.8 meters wide, as announced by the Defence Group on Thursday. It has a load-bearing capacity of 40 tons, meaning that the previously cut-off storm area of Val Bavona and the Lavizzara Valley will once again be accessible for help with heavy equipment, it added. Until now, a footbridge has served as an emergency solution, but its passability and load-bearing capacity are severely limited.
The army is helping to rebuild vital infrastructure in the Maggia Valley. By last Monday, the air force had also evacuated a total of 445 people from the storm areas in Ticino with the help of helicopters, according to a statement. Around 22 tons of material were also transported.
