Brienz village ordered to evacuate due to impending rockslide.

The Swiss village of Brienz has been ordered to evacuate immediately due to an imminent rockslide of two million cubic metres of rock from the mountain above. The village has been judged a geological risk for some time, with the mountainside above Brienz breaking apart and accelerating in recent years. The evacuation order came suddenly on Tuesday morning after latest risk assessments showed a rockslide was imminent. Switzerland's Alpine regions are especially sensitive to global warming, causing the rock to become unstable. The villagers hope to return to their homes, but the extent of the damage is unknown.