Brienz was evacuated last month when geologists warned the rockface above it was due to collapse.
The overnight rockfall just missed the village, coming to a halt close to the local schoolMillions of cubic metres of rock have thundered on to a tiny Swiss village, with huge boulders blocking roads - some landing within inches of houses.
Many Brienzers had expected they would to leave their homes temporarily, but were unhappy the evacuation order had come so suddenly. Days before the order came, they had been told to expect to move some time in late summer. In the weeks since, some voiced frustration that the predicted massive rockfall had not happened. They asked why they could not go home when the rocks seemed to be trickling down slowly and harmlessly.At least half of the loose rock, estimated to measure two million cubic metres in total, crashed down.
Christian Gartmann, spokesman for the village authorities, told Swiss TV that large boulders crashing into one another as they fell could create rock splinters that hurtled "like cannonballs", smashing windows and causing serious injuries.
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