As of: February 3, 2024, 6:03 p.m
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After several rockfalls occurred in Tyrol, a boulder also came loose in Switzerland.
The rubble landed next to a highway.
La Veyre – A huge boulder fell from a mountain in Switzerland on Friday (February 2).
The boulder came to rest near La Veyre above Lake Geneva directly on a bridge over which the A9 motorway runs.
The rock probably rolled down due to the climatic conditions.
There was also a rockfall in South Tyrol on the same day.
Switzerland: Huge boulder rolls towards the A9 motorway
A total of around 100 cubic meters of rubble and rock fell into the depths, the police announced on Friday.
No one was injured, but a road and a path were blocked.
The boulder also damaged the A9 motorway bridge in La Veyre.
According to a police spokeswoman, two houses could no longer be reached.
A huge boulder has fallen off the A9 motorway in Switzerland.
© Jean-Christophe Bott/dpa
According to the Swiss portal
20min.ch,
a geologist is said to have discovered a fault, which is why the rock came loose.
“I have never seen a boulder of this size,” said a person responsible for the motorway area to the portal.
“But in a region like Lavaux, erosion occurs naturally and on a large scale.
Many locations would be monitored,” he added.
Rockfall in South and East Tyrol: boulders land on the Brenner motorway
The boulder fall is one of a series of boulder falls.
On Monday evening (January 29th) there was a rock fall in South Tyrol near Bolzano.
The rubble ended up on the Brenner motorway.
Passing cars were also hit by the rocks.
On Friday night there was another rockfall a few kilometers away.
Between Klausen and Bozen the rubble came loose and this time hit a protective wall that had been built in the previous days to protect against further rock falls.
A mountain is also moving in East Tyrol.
Medium-sized rockfalls are becoming increasingly noticeable in the municipality of Innervillgraten.
The first residents have already been evacuated.
(vk)