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Looming Landslide Threat Forces Another Swiss Town to Evacuate

Residents of the Swiss village of Brienz/Brinzauls were recently removed by Swiss authorities, who deemed the village unsafe due to the movement of a rock mass on a plateau above the town. Brienz/Brinzauls, located in the heart of the Swiss Alps and roughly 25 miles south of the ski resort Davos, is home to approximately 100 villagers and is mainly […]

Quinn Brophy | June 24, 2025
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Female Hiker Struck on Head by Falling Rocks at Donut Falls in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah

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A woman in her 20s was struck on her head by a falling rock while hiking Sunday afternoon in Donut Falls in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Related: Substantial Rockfall Injures 3 in Zion National Park, UT A Search and Rescue team was sent to assist the woman as she was in a “difficult area” when the injury occurred, the United Police Department […]

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