In the Valais forests devastated by the snow of April, the loggers will work for months

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Broken or uprooted trees, cut roads and congested torrents: last week's exceptional snowfalls have caused serious damage in the forests of the Val d'Anniviers, already weakened by several natural disasters. Lumberwoods work in emergencyA smell of resin floats in the air. To reach the site, the loggers climb lying trees and sometimes sink into the snow to the knees, a chainsaw and a can of gasoline by hand. On the other bank of the torrent of the…