“You only realise it when you see it with your own eyes,” Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter told media on Friday – about two kilometers downstream from the debris-buried village of Blatten. She was there to take stock of the situation two days after the Birch glacier collapsed, sending rock and debris into the village. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Keller-Sutter, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency, said she traveled to the Lötschental valley in Canton Valais to get a firsthand account of the situation. But she also came to tell the residents of the region: “You are not alone. All of Switzerland stands by the Lötschental.” She also praised the local authorities for their foresight and the people of Lötschental for their mutual help. The federal government will provide the support promised by her colleagues in the federal government Martin Pfister and Albert Rösti. A ‘new Blatten’ will be made. A new Blatten is needed, Village Mayor Matthias ...
