No trains for days between France and Italy after Alps rock slide

Photo of the rubble shared by French transport minister Clement Beaune on X (formerly Twitter) @CBeaune

No trains will run between France and Italy until at least Wednesday, states the SNCF. This is due to a significant avalanche in the Maurienne valley in the French Alps, near the border with Italy which took place on Sunday: fallen rocks are now blocking the railway and roads in the area.

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Author: Emma Dailey

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2 comments op “No trains for days between France and Italy after Alps rock slide”

Dominic Carpin|30.08.23|13:42

How can you be so sure “global warming” is to blame?

Jim Cramer|27.09.23|14:29

@Dominic Carpin: Have you watched the news lately? Climate-crisis is real and can be observed by those that are paying attention. Nonetheless, also those that don’t pay attention will suffer the consequences, as is already happening (more frequent and more extreme forest fires, floods, droughts, hail and storms just to name a few things we all will be facing; not including the social impacts such as more frequent migration conflicts and conflicts about water, food and generally hospitable land).

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No trains for days between France and Italy after Alps rock slide

Photo of the rubble shared by French transport minister Clement Beaune on X (formerly Twitter) @CBeaune

No trains will run between France and Italy until at least Wednesday, states the SNCF. This is due to a significant avalanche in the Maurienne valley in the French Alps, near the border with Italy which took place on Sunday: fallen rocks are now blocking the railway and roads in the area.

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Author: Emma Dailey

Emma Dailey is an editor at RailTech.com and RailTech.be.

2 comments op “No trains for days between France and Italy after Alps rock slide”

Dominic Carpin|30.08.23|13:42

How can you be so sure “global warming” is to blame?

Jim Cramer|27.09.23|14:29

@Dominic Carpin: Have you watched the news lately? Climate-crisis is real and can be observed by those that are paying attention. Nonetheless, also those that don’t pay attention will suffer the consequences, as is already happening (more frequent and more extreme forest fires, floods, droughts, hail and storms just to name a few things we all will be facing; not including the social impacts such as more frequent migration conflicts and conflicts about water, food and generally hospitable land).

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