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Swiss Village Ordered to Evacuate After Risk of Massive Mountain Collapse

  • A large mass of rock that could break loose and crash down has prompted evacuations in the small village below.
  • Measurements show the rock mass has been accelerating movement and could collapse within days.
  • The village of Brienz has fewer than 100 residents and sits in a valley beneath the unstable mountain.
  • Evacuations have been ordered as a precaution, though experts estimate there is still a chance the rock may fall in smaller pieces.
  • The instability of the rock mass is believed to stem from climate change and glacial melt in the Swiss Alps.
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