Storm-damaged road reopens in Saas Valley in southern Switzerland

The Saas Valley in canton Valais is once again fully accessible. The main road into the valley had been closed for six days due to a landslide caused by storms and heavy rain. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The road to the mountain resort of Saas Fee was reopened at around 10am on Wednesday, Stefan Luggen from the Valais Mobility Office told the Keystone-SDA news agency. Representatives from Saas Valley Tourism visited the site of the landslide on Wednesday to thank the workers and "all those who actively worked to clear the road", the organisation said in a press statement. + Saas Valley in southern Switzerland remains isolated after landslide The road between Eisten and Saas-Balen was interrupted after a landslide on September 5. Around 2,200 people, mainly Swiss tourists, were stranded in the valley after the storms. Several thousand tonnes of rock had crashed down the mountain, the cantonal engineer in charge, Vincent Pellissier, explained on Monday.