Saltina Flood Mark - Brig, VS, Switzerland
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N 46° 18.990 E 007° 59.280
32T E 422086 N 5129711
A marker at a house in the town center of Brig shows the level of water and debris of the disaster of September 1993.
Waymark Code: WMPYJA
Location: Valais, Switzerland
Date Posted: 11/11/2015
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EN: In September 1993 the Saltina flooded Brig and some neighboring villages. The damage was over 500,000,000 CHF and two people lost their lives. Over 250,000 m3 debris was left in the city. Since then, the security measures have been increased and proved to be successful in the flood of October 2000, where 30% more water than in 1993 only caused minor damages.
The marker at a house on Sebastiansplatz shows the water and debris height of 24 September 1993. It was mounted in 2013, on the 20th anniversary of the flood.
DE: Im September 1993 überflutete die Saltina Brig und einige umliegende Gemeinden. Der Sachschaden betrug über 500 Mio. CHF und zwei Menschen verloren ihr Leben. Über 250.000 m3 Geröll und Trümmer blieben in der Stadt zurück. Seitdem wurden die Sicherheitsmassnahmen erhöht, in der Flut vom Oktober 2000 erwiesen sie sich als erfolgreich, trotz einer Wassermenge, die diejenige vom Jahr 1993 um 30% übertraf gab es nur geringe Schäden.
Die Markierung an einem Haus am Sebastiansplatz zeigt die Wasser- und Geröllhöhe vom 24. September 1993. Sie wurde 2013 zum 20. Jahrestag der Flut angebracht.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: wall plaque
When did this occur?: September 24, 1993
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.
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