According to Swiss broadcaster RTS, 14 people are unaccounted for following a landslide in the Val Bondasca region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden on Wednesday. Rocks and earth poured down the valley. A video of the landslide can be seen here. RTS shows the aftermath in another video.
A field near the town of Bondo before the landslide © Jojjik | Dreamstime
According to local police, six of the 14 have been reported missing by relatives and two others have not responded to calls. Â Among these eight, two are Swiss, two are Austrian and four are German.
The villages of Bondo, Promontogno, Sottoponte and Spino have been evacuated as a precaution.
A total of 12 buildings have been damaged and the road between Stampa and Castasegna has been closed.
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