Landslide in Blatten, Wallis

Yes, in the canton of Zurich there are 12 of them. Kids learn them at school and even have a test. They are also listed in the brochure for the naturalization.

In England terms, a Bezirk is closest to a District although usually with less political importance. A District Council is a subdivision of a county, usually comprising a handful of towns. Cantons are closer to counties but with much more independence.

If you insist on a comparison, flawed as it will be, the cantons are the UK’s kingdoms. They’re the building blocks of the Federation and the “united” part, respectively.

Now Brienz could be obliterated.

This is 1 in a million event, the missing guy was found, RIP.

After the collapse, I never expected anything to be found.

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