Published on November 26, 2024 at 12:21 p.m. / Modified on November 27, 2024 at 07:26.
The words of David Melly, the president of the commune of Anniviers, convey a certain despondency. At the start of last week, he told our colleagues News writer to have “the impression that fate is pressing down on the valley”. The previous night, a landslide cut off the main access route to the valley – which is due to reopen this Wednesday – a little over seven months after a five-week closure of the road axis due to a similar event. Both times, the arrangements planned to secure the road – a protective gallery in March and stone protection nets last week – did not stand up to the forces of nature. The example of Val d’Anniviers embodies the reality of the canton of Valais, located in the heart of the Alps and hit hard by climate change. A reality which requires us to review our way of thinking about our territory and its security, believes cantonal engineer Vincent Pellissier.
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