Topic - Brienz

Brienz (, is a village and municipality on the northern shore of Lake Brienz, at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain, and in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Besides the village of Brienz, the municipality includes the settlements of Kienholz and Axalp. - Source: Wikipedia

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General view of part of the village of Brienz-Brinzauls below the rockfall "Brienzer Rutsch", in Switzerland, Friday, June 16, 2023. On Thursday night, a large part of the rock masses fell towards the village. The rock masses just missed the village and left behind a meter-high deposit on the main road near the school building. No one was injured since the village was evacuated on May 12. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)

Mass of rock slides down Swiss mountainside above evacuated village, narrowly missing settlement

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

View of the village and the "Brienzer Rutsch", taken in Brienz-Brinzauls, Switzerland, Friday, May 12, 2023. Authorities in eastern Switzerland have ordered residents of the tiny village of Brienz to evacuate by Friday evening because geology experts say a mass of 2 million cubic meters of Alpine rock looming overhead could break loose and spill down in coming weeks. (AP Photo/Arnd Wiegmann)

Swiss village evacuated due to threat of 2.6 million cubic-yard rockslide

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times