Recovery of victims following the landslide in Gratsch
Following a devastating cloudburst in Gratsch near Meran, the remains of the four missing persons were recovered, including a 15-year-old boy. The storm disaster claimed a total of nine lives.
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Meran, 9 July. Three male bodies of the four persons missing in the landslide at Gratsch were excavated yesterday; the fourth, a 15-year-old boy, was likewise found dead today beneath the kitchen hearth, where he appears to have taken refuge. Nine human lives have thus perished as a result of this cloudburst.
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The year 1850 in Merano was marked by significant administrative reorganizations, such as its elevation to the seat of a district authority and the establishment of the first free municipality. At the same time, infrastructure and educational developments shaped the town, while natural disasters like the severe cloudburst in July and a fire in Obermais caused extensive damage. Supra-regional topics, including the arrival of Archduke Rainer and railway planning, were also prominent in the reports. →
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"Recovery of victims following the landslide in Gratsch." Tiroler Zeitung - Wochenblatt für Katholiken, 15 July 1850. https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/Zeitungsarchiv/Seite/Zeitung/21006/1/15.07.1850/210738/4. https://www.meran-archive.com/en/artikel/1850-07-15-bergung-der-todesopfer-nach-dem-erdrutsch-in-gratsch