Group or institution

Victims

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1863–1892

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Victims, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Roof collapse at Sant'Antonio Church, Locarno

    1863

    Role: Deceased

    1. 1863 · Unnamed church in LocarnoRoof Collapse at a Church in Locarno

      Snow on the roof caused the vault to collapse, killing 40 people in 1863.

  2. Mont Blanc glacial lake outburst flood

    1892

    Role: Residents and holidaymakers

    1. 11 July 1892 · Tête Rousse GlacierGlacial Burst at Tête Rousse

      An underground water pocket in the Tête Rousse Glacier burst on the night of 11 July 1892, initiating a flood in the valley above Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.

    2. night of 11 July 1892 · Le FayetFlooding of Le Fayet

      On the night of 11 July 1892, the floodwaters bypassed the town center and struck the Thermal establishment in Le Fayet, resulting in approximately 200 deaths.

Sources

  1. Locarno Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  2. Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-30