Residents of Brienz, Switzerland, had to evacuate because a massive rockslide threatens to spill. The centuries-old Alpine village is home to under 100 residents, who were told to leave last week.

A huge mass of rock slid down a mountainside above a Swiss village that was evacuated last month, stopping just short of the settlement, which remained unscathed, relieved local officials said Friday.

High up in the Swiss Alps, a tiny village's picturesque scenery may also be its undoing. By sundown Friday, the 100-odd residents of Brienz must evacuate their homes — or risk being crushed by 70 ...

A large mass of rock slid down a mountainside above a Swiss village that was evacuated last month, stopping just short of the settlement, authorities said Friday. Brienz, in the southeastern ...

The village of Brienz in canton Graubünden which has been empty since May 2023 can now be lived in again. It was evacuated ...

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A Swiss village has been ordered to evacuate amid warnings a large mass of rock looming overhead could come tumbling down in the coming days. Leaders in Brienz held a town hall event on Tuesday ...

BRIENZ, Switzerland, May 11 (Reuters) - Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern canton of Graubunden because of fears it could soon be buried beneath ...

The tiny village of Brienz in eastern Switzerland had a deadline to evacuate by Friday due to the threat of a 2.6 million cubic-yard rockslide. Residents were ordered to leave the town by 6 p.m. local ...

Over 100 residents have been evacuated from the town of Brienz in eastern Switzerland, days after a giant rockslide concerned officials that the mountain is on the verge of collapse. More rainy ...

BERLIN (AP) — A huge mass of rock slid down a mountainside above a Swiss village that was evacuated last month, stopping just short of the settlement, which remained unscathed, relieved local ...