BIS

 

Event description

 

An ice avalanche broke off a steep hanging glacier on January 13, 1636. 37 deaths and destruction in the village of Randa.

 

Damage

        

37 deaths and destruction in the village of Randa.

 

Data source

 

- http://www.glacierhazards.ch/

- http://glaciology.ethz.ch/glacier-hazards/glaciers/bis.html

 

Remarks