Avalanches in the Aosta Valley have cut off thousands of residents and holidaymakers from the outside world. Now the next rockfall has hit a road in South Tyrol and temporarily cut off a community.
Almost 600 people live in Bretthart. Almost 40 cubic meters of rubble blocked their passage. No one was injured in the rockfall but traffic had to be completely closed on both lanes. This meant that no one could leave or enter the village for hours. Emergency services arrived with two smaller excavators to clear the road again.