GIETRO
1595
Event
description
The
advance of Gietroz Glacier blocked the main valley and
dammed the Dranse river. On
May 25, 1595, the ice dam failed and 20 Mio m3 bursted out. The flood caused the death of 160 people and
destroyed 500 buildings.
Damage
The flood
caused the death of 160 people and destroyed 500
buildings.
Data
source
www.glacierhazards.ch
http://glaciology.ethz.ch/glacier-hazards/download/gietro.pdf
Remarks
Other
events with less damage than 1595 and 1818, occured in
1549, 1640 and 1817.