Two hamlets and a campsite in Valais evacuated

Authorities in the southwestern canton of Valais had a campsite and the two hamlets of Le Frignoley and Les Epenays in Val de Bagnes evacuated on Wednesday after heavy rainfall. Access to the area around a stream and the Danse river is prohibited. The upper part of the valley was inaccessible. The alarm app Swiss Alert reported in the evening that it was forbidden to enter the area and said it was imperative to stay away from the banks of streams and rivers. According to the alert service, there were further discharges of mud and debris from the Le Frignoley torrent. In the night, the authorities organised a monitoring service along the stream and as far downstream as the village of Etiez on the Rhone tributary Dranse. The police and fire department were on site. + Swiss politicians express dismay at storm damage The torrent overflowed its banks and washed out an old landfill site on Wednesday after heavy rainfall on the crest of the Alps, as Vincent Pellisser, head of the cantonal ...