Misfortune in Biescas

When disaster in Biescas one is debris flow in Spanish Biescas on 7. August 1996 referred to the 87 people died in the destruction of a campsite victim.

procedure

Persistent rainfalls of up to 160 liters per square meter loosened some slopes in the surrounding mountains and tore boulders up to 2 meters in size down into the valley. The Virgen de las Nieves campsite, built a few years earlier at the foot of the creek, was completely torn away by the rubble and the mudslide. 187 people were injured and 87 people killed. As a result, the rescue workers were only able to rescue the dead from the rubble. Most of the survivors were on excursions at the time of the accident.

consequences

Investigations in the aftermath of the disaster showed that no one had built or settled at the foot of the stream for centuries because of possible floods. A report from the Aragon nature conservation service criticized the construction of the campsite at this point early on, but this went unheard. It was the accident that sparked discussions about whether the square should ever have been built like this.

Web links

• Tough mush - was negligence to blame for the accident that left over 70 victims on a campsite?
• Spiegel TV about the accident

Coordinates: 42 ° 37 ′ 13.9 ″  N , 0 ° 18 ′ 22.6 ″  W.