ALBIGNA

 

Event description

 

A waterpocket outburst increases the discharge of precipitation. The volume of the water involved was estimated at 2,7 Mio m³ with a peak discharge of 128 m³/s. The flood damaged cultivations, streets and endangered villages. The damage occured reached 2 Mio SFR.

 

Damage

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The flood damaged cultivations, streets and endangered villagers.

 

Data source

 

- www.glacierhazards.ch

- http://glaciology.ethz.ch/inventar/download/albigna.pdf

 

Remarks

 

1931 a dam was built to prevent the valley downstream from a new flood.