Video of the terrifying moment 300,000 cubic metres of rock collapsed in Swiss Alps landslide $ Q: `( y4 B" \$ M
Fears raised that another 500,000 cubic meters of debris that could come down the mountainside
A school and businesses at the foot of the mountain have been closed until Monday at the earliest
By Lawrence Conway 1 P9 e4 E- V" n+ aos.tvboxnow.comPUBLISHED: 17:26 GMT, 19 May 2012 | UPDATED: 19:11 GMT, 19 May 2012tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 @& Z8 v% L- v2 K
os.tvboxnow.com! r! J9 F D+ h& B
A huge slab of mountainside has collapsed in Switzerland, sending thousands of tonnes of rock sliding into a valley. 4 d5 }# V/ h& ~! Q% s
4 a! n0 ^! g1 |& I3 [The dramatic landslide at the Valegion mountain on Monday was captured on film and put on YouTube by Swiss Broadcasting.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ C: y# I- B2 n$ V7 J
5 J+ q! j. M/ s9 |8 M- ^TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 - M2 r3 v8 r, E I' T) T: Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDanger: The slab of rock that broke away from a mountain in southern Switzerland on Monday and crashed into the valley below close to the village of Preonzo : _: h1 E- W1 v2 }. l
$ v9 J+ o( o0 k! B; }- j 4 j0 I* D* w$ |$ ?0 Los.tvboxnow.comClosure: Police and spectators watch the slab of rock breaking away from the Valegion mountain and crashing into the valley below & B8 c. `) H2 V 8 s1 _# P+ D( G m公仔箱論壇The landslide near Preonzo in the Alps resulted in 300,000 cubic metres of rock being displaced, CNN reports.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; V3 J) x" a" Q# {
/ J1 T" l$ ~% x' E/ m. LGeologists say the cliff has remained stable since Monday's incident, but the area has been classified as a danger zone,World Radio Switzerland reports. k$ j5 o U, ]) ~( p* ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇/ O: S0 j8 A: A8 O9 u1 F
There are fears that there are another 500,000 cubic meters of debris that could still come down the mountainside. 0 ]0 B( `, v2 M! @! n
# {3 b0 M1 Q1 p. e$ gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ; n6 b h. z4 y! lStart: Clouds of dust gathered at the top of the mountain as the landslide continued near Preonzo in the Alps os.tvboxnow.com! y! F% Z# u" v9 D. y2 t, K
os.tvboxnow.com* l/ i. G" g8 G _5 E. y3 ^1 e5 ^ % w. f/ ]) t; L: z$ v. rSwept away: The debris at the front of the landslide continue to push all before them, as trees and rocks slide down the hill 6 \! F3 |6 w; W' ]7 }9 i( ] $ b! q r/ m5 q* q" X1 G. U公仔箱論壇 $ U b' o7 |8 `% g2 R
Peril: Buildings below the landslide, including a school, have been closed for fear of more rock coming away from the mountain 公仔箱論壇( A2 F7 R4 y8 e1 h ~
os.tvboxnow.com3 P( Y* O' Q4 T! V% b9 B: w TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& f, p# ?6 S- I" y: I
Nature: Pine trees can be seen being dragged down the mountainside as the huge volume of rock comes awaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: p- U5 r1 l; a5 d1 U$ o! z J
( }/ f. n& \% u. b- U ` " A0 B( M' h/ u) m# N/ m: j$ d* M) b
Height: Cracks in the land at the top of the mountain can be seen amid fears of a further landslide ' V7 L5 K9 o- v) L0 v2 j% [5 \8 D! S% z( f4 I& V
A school and businesses at the foot of the cliff remain closed until Monday, according to World Radio Switzerland, but one is believed to have been injured.. z- s1 _( C1 t/ |9 [
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& i V! I$ g4 `
Geologists say the dry weather has stabilized the cliff so far, but because of rain predicted on Sunday, they have a look-out to keep an eye on the mountain.os.tvboxnow.com% A, J, U0 Y" R2 j
公仔箱論壇' O0 d* o3 o* d$ O, x; h
os.tvboxnow.com% \' y" T" ^3 Q