Blatten (Switzerland) - All was quiet in a small Swiss village, but suddenly the silence was shattered by a bloodcurdling bang. Rocks had come loose at the top of a mountain and were now threatening to bury the community beneath them.

According to a report in the Swiss newspaper"Blick", the first rockslide occurred last Wednesday evening. On the "Kleine Nesthorn", at an altitude of 3,000 meters, debris and scree came loose and tumbled down, straight towards the small village of Blatten in the Lötschental.

But experts quickly realized that the worst was probably yet to come for the 300 inhabitants! They realized that a whole section of the mountain peak had shifted and was threatening to fall into the valley, which would mean the end for the small village.

The first 100 residents of Blatten were evacuated to the nearest neighboring village last Saturday. On Monday, the remaining residents finally had to pack their bags and flee - the danger is simply too great.

That same evening, around 200,000 cubic meters of rock broke away from the summit of the Kleiner Nesthorn, but a spokesperson for the Lötschental regional command staff assured the newspaper that this was merely a harbinger.

Experts are expecting an incredible five million cubic meters of rock to fall.

There were no further major rockfalls until Tuesday. Nevertheless, the mood remains tense, as the next part of the mountain could break off at any time. According to experts, several small falls would be better than one large one, with millions of cubic meters crashing into the valley all at once.

Until there is certainty, the 300 villagers will have to wait and see. Only when another landslide can be ruled out will they be allowed back into their homes.