In Locarno, Switzerland, on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore, lies the mouth of the Maggia river. Inside the marquee, Rotanzi jumped on to a table to address the crowd. Barely five metres from the end of the marquee, where the forest had stood, there was a void. Inside the marquee, Foresti sensed that something strange was happening. “At the end of the marquee, the forest had gone,” said Foresti.

Source: The Guardian August 05, 2025 07:19 UTC