Hotel Staff Trapped for a Week Following Swiss Avalanche
switzerland May 26, 2025 10:03Ten hotel workers in Switzerland have been stranded for a week due to rockslides, with the nearby village evacuated over landslide risks.
Ten hotel workers in Switzerland have been stranded for a week due to rockslides, with the nearby village evacuated over landslide risks.
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Blatten, a Swiss village near the Italian border, is completely evacuated as landslides endanger the area, forcing all 300 residents to leave.
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