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A road is blocked in front of the "Brienzer Rutsch" rockfall danger zone in Brienz-Brinzauls, Switzerland, Friday, May 12, 2023.

Video. Fear of landslide sends Swiss villagers fleeing after warning

Updated: 13/05/2023 - 16:47 GMT+2

One hundred residents have abandoned their chalets and farms in an idyllic Swiss village after geologists warned tonnes of rocks on the mountain above them could be about to give way.

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