Blatten landslide (Swiss Press Text 2026, by Cyrill Pinto) - Swiss Press Award

Cyrill Pinto

Cyrill Pinto

The disaster in the Lötschental valley has severely impacted the region and demonstrated to Switzerland the effects climate change can have on the Alps. I spent four days on site for Tamedia, writing four reports. Finally, I wrote a piece for the SonntagsZeitung about farmer Toni, the sole victim of the landslide.