In Blten, human remains were discovered and recovered on Tuesday. It is probably the sheep breeder worn missing since the landslide that has destroyed the Valais village. It was also yesterday that the media was able to go to the scene, in order to film the army clearing operations.
The identification of the body found in the zone of the collapse of the Birch glacier has not yet been made. However, the authorities were looking for a 64 -year -old shepherd announced since the devastating landslide on May 28. Additional information will be disclosed as soon as the identity has been confirmed.
The Swiss army, for its part, was able to start clearing operations last Friday. Until then, security conditions were not met to intervene. The media were able to go yesterday to report on the work, which focuses on the lake formed by the Lonza river behind the dejection cone.
The military’s mission is, at first, to get out of the water and the rare objects that can be saved. “”The mass has destroyed everything, but We can recover more personal elements in what has been swallowed up by waterfor example in a piece of furniture on the lake or on a roof, ”explains Raynald Droz, the commander of the territorial division 1.
