Danger in Lötschental valley landslide area remains high

According to the authorities in canton Valais, the danger in the landslide area in the Lötschental valley remains very high on Sunday. A very high level of activity was once again recorded on the Kleine Nesthorn mountain. According to estimates, several hundred thousand cubic metres of rock are still unstable. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox An operation on the debris cone is therefore currently not possible, according to a situation update from the cantonal command centre on Sunday morning. The population is urgently requested to follow the instructions of the authorities. “There are still rockfalls from the Kleiner Nesthorn,” said Matthias Ebener, head of information at the regional command centre in the Lötschental, when asked by the Keystone-SDA news agency. However, everything remains where the glacier used to be, Ebener continued. The Lonza river, which is now flowing down the entire length of the debris cone, is refilling the reservoir in Ferden ...