Have you experienced natural disasters in your country of residence? How are these events predicted and responded to?

Canton Valais is releasing CHF10 million ($12.1 million) in emergency funds for the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, which ...

The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...

Please stop sending clothes, but give us money. That’s the message from the authorities in the devasted village of Blatten.

The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...

On May 28, a mass of rock, ice, mud and water crashed down on and buried the mountain village of Blatten in the Swiss canton ...

Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...

Emergency teams around Blatten are itching to start the clean-up operation after last week’s devastating rockfall – but ...

Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused ...

Stephane Ganzer, an official in the canton of Valais where Blatten is located, told Swiss media that about 90% of the village was covered by the landslide. 'it's a major catastrophe that has ...

A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.

Swiss authorities said Friday that they were no longer considering evacuating most residents in the vicinity of a collapsed ...