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In less than a minute, more than 90% of village homes and buildings were destroyed by a devastating landslide five months ago in a Swiss village.

Lukas Kalbermatten was overwhelmed his three-generation family-owned hotel was toppled but he didn’t let the emptiness stop him for long.

The hotelier quickly snapped into action and began rebuilding.

“A lot of people were emotiona

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