(NAME- Swissinfo) Authorities in the south-west canton of Valais have set up a campsite and evacuated the two villages of Le Frignoley and Les Epenays in Val de Bagnes following heavy rain. Access to the area of โโa stream and the Danse river is prohibited.
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The upper part of the valley was inaccessible. The Swiss Alert app reported in the afternoon that entry into the area was prohibited and that it was essential to stay away from the banks of streams and rivers.
According to the alert service, there were new spills of mud and debris from the Le Frignoley torrent. In the evening, the authorities organised a surveillance service along the course of the river and up to the village of Etiez, on the tributary of the Rhรดne, the Dranse. Police and firefighters were present at the scene.
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On Wednesday, after heavy rains fell on the Alpine ridge, the torrent burst its banks and swept away an old landfill, Vincent Pellisser, head of the cantonal department responsible, told Swiss public radio RTS. A lot of mud and debris had piled up on the cantonal road.
Pellisser said the landfill is not on the list of contaminated sites. The risk of environmental contamination is low. On the other hand, there is a high risk that debris and mud from the torrent will block the Dranse River like a plug.
A lake formed in the valley at dusk due to erosion caused by a debris flow above the stream and increased water runoff, according to municipal authorities in Val de Bagnes.
According to the authorities, no damage had been done to the infrastructure by the evening, but the risk was so great that the population and guests of the campsite had to be evacuated to a safe place. The evacuees were accommodated in two multipurpose halls or in private homes. The city's crisis team decided to maintain the measures until further notice.
Translated from German by DeepL/jdp
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