The Swiss authorities can pay 55,000 euros to every sufferer of the Crans-Montana fireplace | EUROtoday

The authorities mentioned it took measures following evaluation by the Federal Office of Justice, which discovered gaps in present help programs, designed primarily for particular person circumstances and to cope with large-scale disasters.

Foundation for Crans victims is born, the Italian consultant is lacking

Announced in latest weeks, the muse to boost funds for the victims of the Constellation fireplace in Crans-Montana was formally established on 24 February 2025 by the federal government of the Canton of Valais.

The Beloved Foundation, that is the title, it’ll have an preliminary monetary endowment of 1 million francs, however thus far the promised donations quantity to round 17 million francs.

It can be chaired by Doris Leuthard, former president of the Swiss Confederation, with a board of administrators which is able to embody, amongst others, the consultant of the donors and people of the households of the Swiss and French victims. For now, the Italian delegate is lacking, whose designation “procedures are currently underway”, explains a be aware from the chief.

“The creation of the foundation – specifies the Valais government – responds to the important impulse of solidarity manifested following the tragedy and the need to mitigate the financial consequences for the victims and their families as much as possible, given that the legal process for liability issues will presumably take some time”.