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Switzerland, Mitholz Explosion 1947 (b/w photo)

Switzerland, Mitholz Explosion 1947 (b/w photo)
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Switzerland, Mitholz Explosion 1947 (b/w photo)

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Walter Studer Ltr

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black and white photograph

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1947 AD (C20th AD)

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The funeral procession for the victims of the explosion catastrophic in Blausee-Mitholz in the Kandertal valley, recorded in December 1947, at the church of Kandergrund. Three massive explosions destroyed the 7000 tons of ammunition stored in a depot above Mitholz-Blausee on the night of December 20, 1947. After this catastrophic, Mitholz looked like an area devastated by war. Nine people had died in their homes, seven of them seriously injured. More than 200 people were made homeless. More than 100 buildings were destroyed or damaged. The cause of the accident could never be completely clarified.

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