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Swiss Insurers Estimate Glacier Damage at $393 Mn

Theresa May · Blatten

Swiss Insurers Estimate Glacier Damage at $393 Mn

59% Center coverage: 17 sources

Swiss insurers on Tuesday put the damage caused by last month's glacier collapse, which largely destroyed the Alpine village of Blatten, at 320 million Swiss francs ($393 million).See the Story

Human Remains Found Near Destroyed Swiss Village

Europe · Blatten

Human Remains Found Near Destroyed Swiss Village

50% Left coverage: 6 sources

Human remains were found near the Swiss village of Blatten, which was wiped out by a glacier collapse last month, local police said Tuesday.See the Story

Leafs in Switzerland: Human Remains Discovered After Mountain Fall

Toronto Maple Leafs · Blatten

Leafs in Switzerland: Human Remains Discovered After Mountain Fall

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

After a piece of a mountain had fallen down in Switzerland in May, a whole village disappeared. However, a resident was also missing.See the Story

[Opinion] Three Lessons to Learn From the Blatten Disaster

OPINION. The decomplexed liberals who brandish the cost of maintaining populations in certain valleys underestimate the benefits of rural activities in the peripheral regions and their role in the face of overheated cities and in the national identity, writes geographer Bernard Debarbieux of the University of GenevaAlthough it is still very recent, the Blatten disaster deserves to be drawn three lessons which give us to see a Swiss drawn between…Opinion · Blatten See the Story

The Media Allowed for the First Time to Go to Blatten to Film the Clearance Work

Presented in Valais as soon as the collapse of 28 May in Blatten, the army was able to take action last Friday. Since Monday, the work is concentrated on the lake located behind the dejection cone. The media were allowed for the first time to go to the scene to film the intervention on the ground.Blatten · Blatten See the Story

Human Remains Found in the Rubble Cone of Leaves

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The remains were found during a search on Tuesday. According to the police, the formal identification is in progress.Blatten · Blatten Read Article

Army Extends Disaster Relief Operation in Sheets

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

According to the Chief of Operations, a new mode will start on Friday. Thus, a long-term deployment of the army is possible.Blatten · Blatten Read Article

The President of the National Asks for a Law on Disaster Relief

The President of the National Council Maja Riniker (PLR) asked Saturday during a speech in Blatten (VS) to set up a new legal basis for disaster aid. The collapse at the end of May showed the urgency of such an approach.Blatten · Blatten Read Article

One Year After the Storm: Family Biadici Continues to Fight

A Ticino family lost home and yard in the summer of 2024. Still today, she wrestles with insurance companies and authorities. Is there a similar fate for those affected in Blatten VS?Blatten · Blatten Read Article

«Solidarity Cannot Be Prescribed, but Prevention Can Already Be Prescribed»

National Council President Maja Riniker called for a new legal basis for disaster relief during a speech in Blatten VS on Saturday.Blatten · Blatten Read Article

Blatten: National Council President Riniker Wants Disaster Relief Law

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Maja Riniker (FDP) has advocated a new legal basis for disaster relief in the Lötschental.Blatten · Blatten See the Story

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