Federal Council Wants Five Million Francs Federal Assistance for Blatten

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In an extraordinary session, Parliament is due to decide on this in June, which is announced by the Federal Council.

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After the collapse in Blatten in the Lötschental, the inhabitants hope for a return. Some critical voices believe that this is not realistic. Two experts from the Alps pronounce themselves for a reconstruction of the destroyed mountain village.

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The Federal Council is requesting emergency aid of five million francs for the Wallis village of Blatten, devastated by a mountainslide. Parliament is expected to be able to decide on the business next week.

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A sign of the emotion aroused by the disaster, the government wants to release immediate aid through a special law for the inhabitants of the affected village. A first step in a federal support that should extend over several yearsThe collapse that ravaged the Valais village of Blatten, on 28 May, caused a wave of national shock. "These images no longer leave us, it is difficult to recover the normal course of things after such an event," said F…