# An old talus slope delayed the 2023 Brienz/Brinzauls rockslide by several weeks

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- Published: 2026-11-11T15:20:06+00:00
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On May 12, 2023, the authorities ordered the evacuation of the village of Brienz/Brinzauls in the canton of Grisons, as a rapid slide of the slope above the village appeared imminent. However, it took its time. It was not until the night of June 15–16 that around 1.2 million cubic meters (1.6 million cubic yards) of rock and debris slid toward the village, narrowly missing it.

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