Bondo Landslide Trial Begins in Switzerland 9 Years After Mountain Collapse Killed 8
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Nine years after the collapse of Bondo, the trial against five people begins today. The most important questions and answers in the overview.
Nine years ago, eight hikers were killed by a scree avalanche in Bergell. Five people are now on trial in Pontresina. Why were the hiking trails not blocked? Why is the trial only taking place now? The most important answers.
As of Monday, five people will be on trial and charged with multiple negligent killings.
Nine years after the collapse of the Cengalo Piz, which killed eight people, five people appear on Monday before the Maloja Regional Court in Pontresina in the Grisons. Beyond their responsibility, the trial raises a central question: how far do the authorities have to deal with a known natural danger, but difficult to predict?
Eight people were captured by rubble masses and buried under them. The mountain crash in Bondo GR in 2017 cost them their lives. Now five cantonal and community leaders are on trial. They should have seen the tragedy come, according to the charges.
Bondo Landslide Trial Begins in Switzerland 9 Years After Mountain Collapse Killed 8
The Bondo landslide killed 8 people in 2017. | Image: Keystone Nearly nine years after a massive mountain collapse above Bondo, Switzerland, killed eight people, five people will go on trial Monday accused of multiple counts of negligent homicide. The trial, which will take place at the Rondo Congress and Cultural Center in Pontresina, Graubünden, concerns the August 23, 2017, landslide on the northeast flank of Piz Cengalo above the municipalit…
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