{"id":2441281,"date":"2025-05-31T14:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T18:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-river-dammed-by-a-huge-swiss-landslide-is-flowing-again-thats-a-relief-to-authorities-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T14:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T18:04:40","slug":"a-river-dammed-by-a-huge-swiss-landslide-is-flowing-again-thats-a-relief-to-authorities-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-river-dammed-by-a-huge-swiss-landslide-is-flowing-again-thats-a-relief-to-authorities-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"A river dammed by a huge Swiss landslide is flowing again. That\u2019s a relief to authorities &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-river-dammed-by-a-huge-swiss-landslide-is-flowing-again-thats-a-relief-to-authorities-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2441281&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>authorities in Switzerland announced that a small Alpine river, previously dammed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/highway-1-near-big-sur-disappears-down-cliff-after-landslide\/\" title=\"A landslide near Big Sur caused Highway 1 to vanish down a cliff\">significant landslide<\/a> that struck teh village of Blatten, is now flowing again. The landslide occurred due to a massive collapse of rock, ice, and mud from the Birch glacier, which buried parts of the village and created a lake. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-footage-emerges-of-possible-war-crimes-in-ethiopia\/\" title=\"New Footage Emerges of Possible War Crimes in Ethiopia\">regional government<\/a> reported<\/a> that the river, the Lonza, has resumed its flow through the debris, with the lake&#8217;s level decreasing by about one meter. There were initial concerns regarding potential flooding, but authorities indicated that the gradual erosion of the deposited material is manageable.While the situation has improved,officials,including the mayor of blatten,advised caution,emphasizing that it&#8217;s too early to declare the threat over. Evacuations had previously been ordered for around 300 residents and their livestock, with ongoing assessments of downstream risks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">A river dammed by a huge Swiss landslide is flowing again. That&rsquo;s a relief to authorities<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2135771\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>GENEVA (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> A small Alpine river dammed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/switzerland-alps-blatten-evacuation-landslide-642e4cfa0beccdcd744e146d36285027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a landslide<\/a>&nbsp;that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris, and the level of a newly created lake that raised worries about potential new destruction has fallen, authorities said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>A huge mass of rock, ice and mud from the Birch glacier thundered into the L&ouml;tschental valley in southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Switzerland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Switzerland<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/switzerland-alps-blatten-evacuation-landslide-28e15e240eacb40bcbdb6a8f15d49398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">on Wednesday<\/a>, destroying much of the village. Buildings that weren&rsquo;t buried were submerged in a lake created by the small Lonza River, whose course was dammed by the mass of material.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3427731\/law-enforcement-40-states-partnering-ice\/\">Law enforcement agencies in 40 states are partnering with ICE program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3427725\/california-legislators-reject-closing-loophole-violent-offenders\/\">California legislators reject bill closing loophole on violent offenders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3427712\/russia-bombards-ukraine-trump-patience-wears-thin\/\">Russia bombards Ukraine overnight as Trump&#8217;s patience with Putin wears thin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Authorities worried that water pooling above the mass of rock and ice could lead to risks of its own. Still, the regional government in Valais canton (state) said that the Lonza has been flowing through the full length of the debris since Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Geologist and regional official Rapha&euml;l Mayoraz said Saturday that the level of the lake has since gone down about 1 meter (3.3 feet).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The speed at which this lake is emptying comes from the river eroding the deposit,&rdquo; he said at a news conference. &ldquo;This erosion is relatively slow, but that&rsquo;s a good thing. If it is too fast, then there is instability in this channel, and that could lead to small slides of debris.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/switzerland-alps-blatten-evacuation-landslide-valais-1a28d0aa95a17f8d2597aa075083b5b3\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/switzerland-alps-blatten-evacuation-landslide-642e4cfa0beccdcd744e146d36285027\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/switzerland-alps-blatten-evacuation-landslide-5d984079c02fa6b9d500b6fa70997598\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Lonza appears to have found its way, but it too early to be able to give an all-clear,&rdquo; said Matthias Bellwald, Blatten&rsquo;s mayor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3312070\/lawsuits-targeting-trump-executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HERE ARE THE LAWSUITS TARGETING TRUMP&rsquo;S EXECUTIVE ORDERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The outlet of a dam downstream at Ferden, which is normally used to generate electricity, was opened partially on Friday evening to allow water to flow further down the valley and regulate the volume of water behind the dam. Authorities are still leaving open the possibility of evacuations further downstream if required, though the risk to other villages appears very low.<\/p>\n<p>Days before most of the glacier collapsed, authorities had ordered the evacuation of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/switzerland-alps-blatten-evacuation-landslide-valais-1a28d0aa95a17f8d2597aa075083b5b3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">about 300 people<\/a>, as well as livestock, from Blatten. Switzerland&rsquo;s president&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/switzerland-alps-blatten-evacuation-landslide-5d984079c02fa6b9d500b6fa70997598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said on Friday<\/a>&nbsp;that the government was looking for ways to help the evacuees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2135771\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2135771\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Swiss landslide has allowed a dammed river to flow again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2441282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/c37afadaac53f7875c6471af18acfef9-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5992,18971,10393,15332,36132],"class_list":["post-2441281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-authorities","tag-dam","tag-landslide","tag-river","tag-switzerland"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/c37afadaac53f7875c6471af18acfef9-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441281"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441285,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441281\/revisions\/2441285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}