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A small village is "under rubble" after a glacier partially collapsed in the Swiss Alps this week, causing a mudslide. An ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.
Aerial footage showed flooded homes and debris scattered around a Swiss village after a huge mass of rock and ice from a ...
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 mountain village of Blatten, which was wiped out by a devastating glacier collapse last week.
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed, leaving several homes fully flattened after a huge section of a ...
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
A Swiss Alpine village has been buried by a massive debris field after a glacier collapsed on a nearby mountain. Reuters reports that 90% of Blatten, Switzerland is engulfed by ice, mud, and rock ...
We have lost our village,” the mayor of Blatten said after the glacier’s explosive collapse covered it in ice, rock and mud. One person is missing.