July 30, 2025|
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|4 months agoBrienz Residents Face Historic Evacuation as Landslide Threat Intensifies
Twenty-five households prepare for Switzerland's first preventive relocation due to increasing landslide risks, raising questions about climate adaptation and property rights.
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- Twenty-five households in Brienz are preparing for a voluntary, permanent relocation due to landslide risks.
- Residents must demolish their homes to receive compensation under the Forestry Act.
- A rockfall of nearly 10,000 cubic meters occurred just last weekend.
- The village of Brienz has been evacuated since November.
- The municipality of Albula has commissioned a four-person working group to manage the relocation.
By The Numbers
25
households
10,000
cubic meters
80
inhabitants
1 in 6
homes
They Said
"Who will bear the costs of such a move, if no damage has yet occurred?"
"One thing is certain: anyone wishing to leave Brienz will have to demolish their house."