July 31, 2025|
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|4 months agoBrienz Exodus: 25 Households Face Voluntary Relocation Amid Landslide Threat
In a first for Switzerland, twenty-five households prepare to leave Brienz village due to increasing landslide risks, raising questions about compensation and future policies.
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- Twenty-five households in Brienz village are preparing for voluntary relocation due to landslide threat
- This is the first preventive relocation of its kind in Switzerland
- Residents must demolish their houses to receive compensation under the Forestry Act
- Almost 10,000m³ of rock fell near Brienz last weekend
By The Numbers
25
Number of households facing relocation
80
Total inhabitants of Brienz village
10000
Cubic meters of rock that recently fell
They Said
"Who will bear the costs of such a move, if no damage has yet occurred?"