Less than four months after the collapse of the Birch glacier, the municipality of Blatten has broken ground on the construction of a new village. The symbolic act took place on the scree covering the old buildings. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "A Blatten without Lötschental or a Lötschental without Blatten is not an option," said Matthias Bellwald, mayor of the municipality, at a small ceremony on Friday. One week after accepting a decree in favour of his constituents and the companies that work in the municipality as a priority, Bellwald was keen to launch the reconstruction project for his village, as part of the "Blatten 2030" project, "in the place where we want to build our future". The future hazard map will define the areas where reconstruction will be possible. + Blatten: what price for preserving Swiss mountain life? Returns hoped for as early as 2028 While a number of new homes will be built in the existing hamlets (Eisten and Weissenried) ...
