An Italian hiker died in front of his brother’s eyes after he was buried by a rockfall in the Pontresina area in the canton of Graubünden on Tuesday, police said. The surviving man was transported by Rega rescue helicopter to hospital, however due to the instable ground it took until Wednesday before rescue workers could excavate the body of his brother from the rubble. Elsewhere in the canton, 100 people were evacuated as a rockfall swept through the mountain village of Bondo on the Italian border on Wednesday morning. Some 12 buildings were destroyed by the rock, but no one was injured. A video captured by a reader of paper 20 Minutes showed the rock sweeping away a building.

Source: The Local August 24, 2017 07:18 UTC