US EditionMassive Landslide in the Giffre Valley, France
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A major collapse took place in Haute-Savoie this Saturday. Large amounts of rock fell off the wall in the Circus du Fer in Cheval, in Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval. The rescues took place, but no injuries or casualties are to be deplored. - Haute-Savoie: 12,000 cubic meters of rock are detached from a cliff, no injuries (Police, justice and other facts).
Massive landslide in the Giffre Valley, France
On Saturday, September 6, at approximately 11:30 a.m., a massive rockfall occurred at the Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval, a natural area located in the commune of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, in the Giffre Valley. The city hall, which published the information on its page, stated that the phenomenon occurred in the Méridienne-Pas Noir sector and required a reconnaissance of the affected area.
The prefecture of Haute-Savoie ensures that there is no victim for the hour.
A major collapse occurred in the Circus du Fer-à-Cheval in Six-Fer-à-Cheval on Wednesday around 11.30 a.m. The area is prohibited by municipal decree and will remain so until stability studies are conducted.
News Forces De l'Ordre On Saturday 6 September, around 11:30 a.m., an impressive rockfall occurred in the Circus du Fer-à-Cheval, in Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (Haute-Savoie). No less than 12,000 cubic metres of rock collapsed in the Méridienne – Pas Noir sector, according to the gendarmes. Fortunately, no wounded were to be deplored. Eight firefighters, accompanied by specialized dogs and [...] The article Haute-Savoie: spectacular landslide in Sixt-Fer…
The collapse is probably more important than the first estimates. In the aftermath of the huge rock fall in the commune of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (Haute-Savoie), geomorphologist Ludovic Ravanel gives his first analyses. The collapsed mass is unprecedented at this altitude of 1,300 meters.
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