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Alpine village is largely destroyed when a Swiss glacier collapses
“What I can tell you at the moment is that about 90% of the village is covered or destroyed, so it’s a major catastrophe that has happened here in Blatten,” Stephane Ganzer, the head of security in th...

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Swiss glacier collapses, burying village: Video, satellites show Blatten before and after
Dramatic footage shows glacier collapse that wiped out 90 percent of Swiss village in “devastating” landslide
Swiss Glacier Collapse Renews Focus on Risks of Climate Change as Glaciers Retreat Around the World
The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in glacier collapses around the world and the increasing dangers.

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Glacier partially collapses and buries Swiss village
Man remains missing after a Swiss glacier collapsed and destroyed 90% of an Alpine village
Search suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine village
The landslide sent plumes of dust skyward and coated with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution.

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Search suspended for missing man after partial glacier collapse causes landslide that buries 90% of Swiss village
Glacier collapse partially buries Swiss town
Alpine village in Switzerland largely destroyed after a Swiss glacier collapses
Video shows mudslide near Blatten, Switzerland, with homes submerged; search for missing man underway with drone.
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Massive Glacier Buries Scenic Village In Switzerland: Check Out Before & After Images
A massive glacier collapse overwhelmed the Swiss village of Blatten, destroying most structures and leaving a 64-year-old man missing.
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Major avalanche in Switzerland: Blatten evacuated, one missing
More than 4.6 million cubic yards of ice, rocks, and snow avalanched from Birch Glacier onto the village of Blatten in the canton of Valais. Around 300 people were evacuated, and at least one person is considered missing.
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Alpine Catastrophe: Climatic Shift Unleashes Glacier Avalanche in Switzerland
A massive glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps has devastated the village of Blatten, with millions of cubic meters of ice and debris causing severe flooding and destruction. This disaster, which scientists attribute to climate change's effects on alpine permafrost,
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