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Road tunnel against avalanches

Avalanche Protection, Valais

Many roads and railways in the mountains are protected from the snow and avalanches by specially built tunnels. This one is in the Lötschental, between the villages of Kippel and Ferden.

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  • Road tunnel against avalanches
  • Anti-avalanche structures
  • Mountains with anti-avalanche structures
  • Anti-avalanche structure on the side of a mountain
  • The upstream section of the Albbruck-Dogern power station on the Rhine

 

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