The “Gemmi” Disaster
1895; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 52; Issue: 1354 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1038/052573a0
ISSN1476-4687
Autores Tópico(s)Fire effects on ecosystems
ResumoA MONTH ago, the Swiss newspapers were full of various accounts of a destructive avalanche whiqh took place at the Gemmi on September 11, at 4 a.m. The first report read as follows: “A large part of the Altels glacier got loose and slipped down, covering three kilometres of ground on the Spital Alp, two hours' walk above Kandersteg. Men (6) and cattle (300) have been killed by the slipped mass. The break across the glacier may be seen from the valley with the naked eye. Help has been sent up from the villages of Leuk, Kandersteg, and Frutigen.” (Allg. Schw. Ztg., September 12.) More correct details afterwards decreased the loss of cattle by about one half, and the whole damage is estimated at from 60,000 to 80,000 francs.
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