Apocalypse in the Alps: Major Summit Collapses » Explorersweb

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Nature and Gardening • 1 year ago

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Apocalypse in the Alps: Major Summit Collapses » Explorersweb

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ffmike ( @ffmike@beehaw.org )

Nature and Gardening • 1 year ago

On June 11, a huge chunk of the summit of Fluchthorn (also known as Piz Fenga) collapsed. The 3,399m mountain is in the Silvretta Alps.

Sometimes nature is not our friend. Click through to the video, it’s pretty amazing.

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Trillian ( @trillian@mander.xyz )
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2•1 year ago
Ouch, that looks really, really scary. Was someone hurt?
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  1•1 year ago
  Fortunately no. The one town nearby had already been evacuated.

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