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Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...
The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a ...
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
A Swiss charity, which covers the uninsured damage of natural disasters, is supporting the landslide-devasted villages of ...
On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...
Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...
The images of Blatten’s destruction dredged up further concerns over the accelerating climate crisis. According to New Scientist, glaciers in the Swiss Alps lost 10 percent of their volume from global ...
"Every community in Switzerland that's affected by a hazard has a hazard map. They're federally mandated for the areas where ...
A glacier collapse devastated the Swiss village of Blatten, destroying homes and leaving one person missing. Evacuated days ...