Ignaz Venetz
Ignaz Venetz was a Swiss engineer known for his role in attempting to prevent the catastrophic flooding caused by the Giétroz glacier collapse in 1818. His efforts to drain the water from a blocked lake in the Val de Bagnes ultimately failed, leading to a devastating flood that claimed lives and destroyed property, illustrating the challenges of managing natural disasters in an era of emerging engineering solutions.
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The Walliser government sent engineer Ignaz Venetz to break a tunnel through the ice dam to drain the lake.
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