Switzerland: Alpine village evacuated due to fear of catastrophic rockslide

Resident of Brienz had until Friday to pack up their belongings and evacuate the centuries-old Alpine village. About 2 million cubic meters of rock on a mountainside overhead could soon come crashing down, burying the village.

One woman was seen packing away her pet tortoise as villagers fled ahead of the evacuation deadline.
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